I’m glad that no one ever stated to us that they did not know we had three children and thought we just had the two with T1D. It’s always been a fear of mine. To be honest, it lends itself to a question one must constantly ask……..is it that I/we are giving too much attention to […]
Tag: diabetes change
Have you ever stopped and actually tried to figure out how we do exactly what we do every day when dealing with our child’s diabetes? I mean, imagine yourself before diagnosis; did you ever think you would be doing what you are doing today? When the doctor ran down the list of all diabetes management […]
Every time I see an ’11’ I cannot help but think of the two towers in lower Manhattan. When it has a ‘September’ before it, it brings me back to a time of not only incredible pain but also incredible human spirit. That day, was today. I was there. I have often said that I […]
If you work with your hands long enough, you become calloused. If you have 3 kids, chances are when the first one dropped their binky, pacify, woot-woot from their mouth and it hit the floor; you cleaned it, sterilized it, got it cool again and gave it back to your child—when the third child dropped […]
I have heard this statement a million times. “We need…..” In reference to the diabetes community; we need a really good spokesperson; we need an ice bucket-type challenge, and other things…we need…we need….we need……….uhm……..not really. We need to pull the weight ourselves……..all of us. Mary Tyler Moore has given tirelessly of her entire career to the […]
There is a trail at the end of my block. My street ends and there is a big hill and bike riders love riding up and continuing on the trail on the other side. It can be a bit of a challenge to navigate. Any car who dares go where they are not allowed, will […]