DiabetesDadSo as we approach our third ‘winter’ in South Carolina, I am reminded of the one thing I do not miss about living up North……..snow. I was never a fan of snow. It always looks beautiful and then the reality hits that those beautiful flakes will not remove themselves from your car and your property. […]
Dear Diabetes Awareness Month, Sorry I have not paid you so much attention this year. I mean I certainly continued the advocacy I find so important. People need to be made aware of your signs so they can get proper care before it is too late. I am also not letting you off the on […]
Well here we are again, Diabetes Awareness Month. Trending are many people asking to post something each day of this month. How many test strips do you use, how many units of insulin, how long have you lived with t1d???? Something different each day of the month. I’m not so sure I would want to […]
We are a community. What impacts one, impacts all. Those of us who have decided that Just Doing Nothing will not do, have taken up our position in this diabetes battle. There are as many positions as there is work to be done. Taking no action, takes no effort. Again: Taking no action, takes no effort. It’s […]
This month is Halloween, in fact in just about a week. Halloween means so much to kids. Our kids with diabetes are no exception, after all, they’re just kids; right?. I remember when Kaitlyn was younger and many neighbors bought stickers and toys for Kaitlyn for Halloween trick or treats; “…I did not know what to get for […]
Ten years are a long time. I just cannot believe that ten years have gone by that our sweet Lisa left this world. But she went out with a voice shouting from the mountaintops and it is in the memory of that voice that I keep the promise I gave to my Little Brother (honorary), […]