I have friends of mine who live in New York. Bonnie and Howard have a son; and a daughter who lives with T1. Years ago, Bonnie informed me that her daughter was pretty athletic and that she played hockey. Sounding like I was ‘up’ on these type things, I stated that field hockey can be a […]
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You know those nights when you are up and you are left to wait? Wait for a number to go up. Wait for a number to go down. Waiting. I remember those nights and the time I had to think. Sometimes I would feel my own heartbeat. I never knew certain clocks made certain noises […]
I JUST HUNG UP WITH LEGISLATIVE GRAHAM’S OFFICE IN NORTH CAROLINA. The Health Committee of North Carolina voted 15-5 to accept the bill with a few changes. The law now moves onward. The law bearing Reegan’s Rule’s name states that physicians, physicians assistants, or certified nurse practitioners who provide Well-Child care will be encouraged to inform parents of Type […]
It is amazing to watch something take shape. When I started with a “Child’s Cry for Change” it was a concept….an idea. To gather stories about children who, for whatever reason, had their diagnosis of diabetes missed (usually confused for flu/virus), sent home, and would enter DKA. The result in many cases was hospitalization; […]
I debated with myself for some time to write about this subject because when something seems like it could be so good, I do not want to dampen anything. But the more I thought about it, the more I thought that it was a discussion that needs to be had. It’s surely food for thought and surely your thoughts […]
Good Morning, Dad here. Again. 🙂 I was on my way home yesterday and as I was in the airport I noticed a commotion going on. As you know, I’m not really a ‘gawker’, and there was surely enough first responders on the scene that any help I might have provided was not needed. But […]