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It’s Your Fault Diabetes is in the House.

Why did this happen?  Did you ever ask yourself that question (or in my case, what day have I not asked that question)? “Well you know Tom, when God closes a door, he opens a window.”  What? or “Well you know Tom, God will never give you more than you can handle.”  The person who […]

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What a Horrible Parent!!!!!!

I am such a horrible parent!!! Ever say that?  How could I have reacted in such a manner? When Kaitlyn was a little girl, I stated to Jill that I should correct (or lightly discipline) her in front of my son, T.J. so he did not think she was getting all the attention.  I waited for the right […]

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ME: B….B…B…But YOU can’t Do That, You have Diabetes.

I remember when Kaitlyn was first diagnosed and the only thing that interest me was finding a cure and making sure her daily management was taken care of in the correct manner. That changed. It changed because our kids are also kids.  Their goals in life need to be our goals in life.  Never forget […]

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One Thing Tips the Entire Scale…..Don’t you agree?

Recently we were having a discussion in our house about all of our definition of a cure.  In the midst of the discussion, Kaitlyn stated that she has had diabetes for so long (20 of 22 years) that she would find it odd not to have it. Now this may surprise you, but that got me […]

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A Blue Flame that Should Never Be Lit……Your Input is Requested to Extinguish it.

I had just read about a 7-year-old child that was diagnosed with diabetes upon their death.  I was livid.  This just seems so unacceptable to me.  My experiences from hearing prior stories go something like this: flu-like symptoms take place, it gets worse, trip after trip happens to medical offices/hospitals, no one can figure exact […]

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An Opportunity Lost……Let’s All Learn from It!!!!!!

MY MY MY……one of my joys of being part of many aspects within our diabetes community, is that I receive and see notices from everyone.  Recently, different organizations touting the 2 much needed-to-be-funded-government  programs, the Special Statutory Funding Program for Type 1 Diabetes Research at NIH and the Special Diabetes Program for Indians at the Indian Health […]