DiabetesDadI understand the anger toward me. I have honestly addressed it as best I thought I could. And I’ll say it again; if anyone took my excitement in my blog on what the DRI was about to announce, or to those who believed I was referring to a cure; I, with all my heart and […]
The names jumped out at me; Grace, Kylie, Samantha, Callan, Shelby, and so many more. Stories of kids. Heartbreaking stories. There seems to be an ongoing dilemma in the diagnosis of diabetes. Or should I say ‘missed’ diabetes. A while ago I asked if people would be willing to share their stories. Stories of kids who […]
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Don’t you love kids? I was thinking today how I remember when Kaitlyn was younger that her only goal was ‘to get back out there’ and be a kid. It was always like, ‘hurry–hurry–they’re waiting for me”…diabetes was a side note to her life. I always wish, as parents, we could make diabetes a ‘side […]
A new bicycle. A new doll. A new school. A new car. Something new. How much we all like when we receive something we want. Gift wrapped perhaps. A UPS delivery perhaps. We received something new this week. Something ordered. Something to look forward to…….right? Kaitlyn’s new Dexcom arrived. Make no mistake about it; it is a […]
Could anyone imagine a loss so huge? I cannot. Being part of this community we see it too often, don’t we? Even once, is too much. Is it happening more often or is it the fact that we are electronically connected that we find out about it……..sometimes instantaneously it seems? One of the most incredible women […]