I Have always found that the most incredible things happen right in our own back yard. The portrait above was made by 8th grader, Talia. Diagnosed in 2009, Talia has always been grateful to Sir Frederick Banting for his discovery of insulin. Her admiration of his work is why she drew the picture of him…..but […]
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A relative died this week. Approaching the funeral home, I entered the room and there in the middle of the room was beautiful urn containing the ashes, surrounded by flowers. A life, gone. I am not here to write about this person but as I looked at the urn I thought of the life lived. […]
No they do not all have capes and sometimes they are right in our own backyard. I have seen request after request after request about parents wanting the names of celebrities who have T1 so their newly diagnosed child can be inspired. I say—THEY CAN BE JUST as inspired by seeing kids THEIR OWN AGE doing […]
I want to establish from the onset, that this article is about what I feel. I do not know if it is the norm, I do not know if it is correct, but what I do know; it is how I feel. Kindly feel free to add to the discussion with what you feel. I have […]
I left in the middle of a developing story. A young mother went missing from my neighborhood. It was and still is, pretty scary. Her car was found, blood in the interior, “Foul play” seemed to be the sentiment. I called the police, spoke to detectives the first day the young lady went missing. A […]
How many times have we felt this, read this, or experienced this……too many, right? I have stated many times that you can follow two simultaneous days, minute-by-minute, second-by-second, eat the exact same things, do the exact same activities, and even wear the exact same clothes and get two different days of glucose readings. That’s diabetes. […]