I wear glasses for reading. I hate them. I hate that my age caught up with me and those letters became fuzzier and fuzzier until the inevitable became the reality…..I got glasses. I hate wearing something on my body that was not born with me into this world. I’m sure you can see where this is […]
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This week is Halloween. Halloween means so much to kids. Our kids with diabetes are no exception. I remember when Kaitlyn was younger and many neighbors bought stickers and toys for Kaitlyn; “…I did not know what to get for her.” People can surely be wonderful. We were discussing this weekend, over coffee, that each year there was […]
I have written, on many occasions, how an A1C should be used as a gauge in our children’s diabetes tool box (or for yourself if you live with it every day 🙁 sorry). I have constantly stated that it is a gauge to be watched and adjusted but not to live by the results and beat […]
My article yesterday was to our friends in Canada. I received a message of thanks from someone and she added this at the end of the message: “…..the leaders of our three parties shared public hugs and well wishes(in our current government, this is totally rare- they’re usually verbally fighting)….” As we get closer to our […]
I started writing my article today and I am filled with the horror and sadness of the news from our neighbors to the north. And I am compelled to relay my feelings. My heart aches today for Canada. A soldier, standing at a tomb of unknown soldiers—unarmed—gunned down for the reasons we all now know as […]
Funny that at the age of 24 my eyes still see her as the picture I posted. She is not of course and she is an incredible woman who I am so positive will have an incredible impact on so many. But parents know that no matter the scenario, we see them so young. I have sat […]