DiabetesDadI 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Do you ever get overwhelmed? Diabetes. Sometimes it just kicks us straight in the butt….doesn’t it? Just when we think we have everything under control ( a term in itself that never rings true), something undoubtedly happens that pulls us back to reality. This happen to me recently and when the episode was over I […]