You know those nights when you are up and you are left to wait? Wait for a number to go up. Wait for a number to go down. Waiting. I remember those nights and the time I had to think. Sometimes I would feel my own heartbeat. I never knew certain clocks made certain noises […]
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I JUST HUNG UP WITH LEGISLATIVE GRAHAM’S OFFICE IN NORTH CAROLINA. The Health Committee of North Carolina voted 15-5 to accept the bill with a few changes. The law now moves onward. The law bearing Reegan’s Rule’s name states that physicians, physicians assistants, or certified nurse practitioners who provide Well-Child care will be encouraged to inform parents of Type […]
It is amazing to watch something take shape. When I started with a “Child’s Cry for Change” it was a concept….an idea. To gather stories about children who, for whatever reason, had their diagnosis of diabetes missed (usually confused for flu/virus), sent home, and would enter DKA. The result in many cases was hospitalization; […]
I debated with myself for some time to write about this subject because when something seems like it could be so good, I do not want to dampen anything. But the more I thought about it, the more I thought that it was a discussion that needs to be had. It’s surely food for thought and surely your thoughts […]
Good Morning, Dad here. Again. 🙂 I was on my way home yesterday and as I was in the airport I noticed a commotion going on. As you know, I’m not really a ‘gawker’, and there was surely enough first responders on the scene that any help I might have provided was not needed. But […]
September 26th, 1992 was a long time ago. So was March 20th, 2009. These dates are burned in my head when the youngest two of our three kids were diagnosed. You know your dates too. It wasn’t fair then……and it has not become any fairer over the years….in fact, the complete opposite. I consider myself […]