Feel free to copy, paste, make your own, and leave it where you child(ren) will see it. My dear children, If I have not told you lately, you are my heroes. I know, I know…….I do that parenting thing too much which embarrasses you at times and annoys you at others. But what you accomplish […]
Tag: diabetes change
We, as parents, pretty much have our minds made up on many things when it comes to our kids. When they can stay up later than 8:30 pm, when they can no longer sleep in our room, when they can see a certain movie depending on violence and other such content, when they can go out […]
When Kaitlyn was diagnosed over 22 years ago, I made her a promise. I promised her that we would do all we could to make sure she was well taken care of and more than that, I promised her that I would not rest until a cure was found. My promise. Every step I have […]
Over the last few days, a few things have occurred that took me back to when we first started with ‘our new normal’. At the time, there were a few individuals who taught me a great deal. I have written about Charlie Rizzo many times. He, even after so many years, is still as dedicated […]
I love my local 7-11 store. Russ, and his family, have been the owners of this community gathering for years and years. I’m convinced that this store has replaced the ‘old-time’ drug stores. The stores which became the gathering place for community and idle chit-chat. Something happened in this store a while back that stuck […]
It has often been stated, and I have often chimed in the same, that when asked whether I would let my child with diabetes do something I answer, “would I have allowed it if diabetes was not in the picture?” That is the barometer on allowing what my child can strive to do. Today I speak […]