DiabetesDadIt was 1999. I had been active on the CWD chatrooms for a while. It was a great way to obtain information. During that time, back when, chats were more like a thread of sentences than anything else. One person would write something and someone else would add to it, and the conversation would grow. […]
According to biblical stories Thomas was the doubting apostle. This has truly followed me my entire life. Many times it serves me well, many time it gets me thinking. But when/if/should my mind ever get changed on something, and I believe in it—-it consumes me. Such was the case last night and I blame Manny […]
There are some exceptions but it truly does seem that when it comes to diabetes management of our children…….where are the dads? I read a post recently that a mom was anxious and excited as she was planning a trip and had a year to train her husband……..Seriously? Is that the truth? Moms, do you […]
I sat back on my chair at the restaurant. It was a celebration. It was the graduation from high school for our youngest, Rob. A magical day and night. Families wish for what I was in the middle of experienceing, it is surely my hope that their wish gets granted. As in the Jimmy Stewart […]
What do the siblings think? Do they hurt for their brother or sister? Do they care? Do they not deal with the diagnosis of diabetes? We make so much of what happens in when a child is diagnosed. It changes our lives. It turns a household upside down. But alone, in the corner of their room; […]
I was reading a story yesterday and it seems to be that there is always much going on surrounding schools…..ever notice that point? Certainly understandable when you consider the amount of time our kids spend in school. When it comes to diabetes, for the most part, these posts are not good. I have often stated […]