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Mass Murders…….A Lesson to be Learned…..Even for Our Diabetes Community.

With the tragic events occurring yesterday in Oregon, I was left scratching my head as my heart ached.  Later in the day my thought process made me ask a question, which quite honestly, I cannot find the answer.  How many times have we had to pick up the broken bodies of people shot in mass […]

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One Little Girl. One Voice. One Law Passed.

Someone who did not know me, at the hotel I am staying, asked me yesterday, “How is your day?”  I said, “It’s been a GREAT Day, actually.” And on one hand, it was.  Being any part of getting a law passed in any way, can surely be considered a good day.  With that came a few thoughts. The first […]

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NEWSBREAK: REEGAN’S RULE PASSES SENATE 47-0—WILL BECOME LAW

 At 11:56 last night, according to the official record of the North Carolina body of State Senators; The State Senate voted and passed Reegan’s Law paving the way for the Governor to sign it making it law.  The vote was 47-0 in the Senate.  The Governor is expected to sign. The law was attached to another law […]

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We Need a Diabetes Supermarket…..Don’t You Agree????

So I’m thinking…….why is there not a Diabetes Supermarket?  You know, a virtual store that is one-stop shopping.  As you enter the website–you enter a gorgeous and clean-looking supermarket with aisles and aisles of items to help you in this diabetes journey. One aisle is full of insulin pumps where you could make your choice […]

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Diabetes ‘Stuff’……..Parents, Not Always YOUR Call to Make…..Is It????

I don’t want to say that we have made some crucial choices when my daughter was young, but we did.  However, at the first opportunity we could, when it came to her diabetes, the choice was hers to make.  The same with my son when he was diagnosed. People say to me that your children must […]

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This Little Girl.

Twenty-three years ago this date started just like every other.  It was even on a Saturday, just like today.  I was involved in what was considered one of the hottest tickets on the New York Theatre seen, Tony ‘N Tina’s Wedding in 1992, doing eight shows a week. It was a day that would change our […]