No one cares, I am all alone. How many times have we all felt that feeling? Our families do not understand, our schools do not understand, our friends do not understand, and on and on and on. Wendy Rose, who is very well-known in the Diabetes Online Community with her fabulous Candy Hearts Blog, has […]
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Parents. That would be us. Do you ever feel like there is ‘parenting’ and with that is also ‘parenting and diabetes’? No one gave us a manual or a ‘how to’ book, for either. But it just seems to be that there is a whole chapter (dare I say and entirely different book) when it comes to […]
Why did this happen? Did you ever ask yourself that question (or in my case, what day have I not asked that question)? “Well you know Tom, when God closes a door, he opens a window.” What? or “Well you know Tom, God will never give you more than you can handle.” The person who […]
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What a Horrible Parent!!!!!!
I am such a horrible parent!!! Ever say that? How could I have reacted in such a manner? When Kaitlyn was a little girl, I stated to Jill that I should correct (or lightly discipline) her in front of my son, T.J. so he did not think she was getting all the attention. I waited for the right […]
I remember when Kaitlyn was first diagnosed and the only thing that interest me was finding a cure and making sure her daily management was taken care of in the correct manner. That changed. It changed because our kids are also kids. Their goals in life need to be our goals in life. Never forget […]
Recently we were having a discussion in our house about all of our definition of a cure. In the midst of the discussion, Kaitlyn stated that she has had diabetes for so long (20 of 22 years) that she would find it odd not to have it. Now this may surprise you, but that got me […]