Charlie Kimball came in 9th in today’s Indianapolis 500—-AND HE DID IT WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES. We know he wanted first but let’s let him know how he inspires us and our children with his incredible performance today. Congratulations to his team and his sponsors including Novo Nordisk. He did not fold when his car […]
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The diabetes world’s own Indy 500 Hero is cleared to race. After a sudden non-diabetes related illness yesterday sidelined Charlie Kimball from the mostly ceremonial 500 Festival Parade and 33-driver introduction to the crowd. Race official Chip Ganassi stated the illness IS NOT diabetes related but rather a ’24-hour virus’ of which Charlie was receiving […]
Which is greater; the idea of listening to radio and advancing to seeing someone live on a box called a television; or the fact that TV can now be picked up on a device that sits in your hands? You might want to explain to your kids what the picture is at the onset of […]
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A Day of Memory
So summer is about to begin. Not as a date but surely as a mindset. Here we go, right? I remember Memorial Day weekend when I was at Our Lady of Loretto Grammar School in Hempstead NY; which is on Long Island. I can actually picture myself looking at the great big windows we had in […]
This headline caused one of two reactions when you saw it; “WHAT!!!!! What is going on?” or you said to yourself “What does CWD mean?” Well my answer pertains to both groups. The meaning of the headline for those who know what CWD means is to imagine what your life would be without it. And there is a […]
FROM THE PHOENIX NEWS — (Came to me from my friend Brian Curry, he too a man who heroically volunteered as a community fireman when he lived on Long Island, who now resides in Arizona—-thanks Brian for sharing the initial report) Hundreds of Phoenix police officers converged on a Valley school Wednesday morning in a show of support […]