I remember the great scene in the movie Titanic. Kate Winslet’s character, Rose, lays down at the end of her life and the camera pans her many photographs of the great experiences on the mantle that Rose had in her life after surviving the evening of hell, when Titanic sunk to the bottom of the ocean. […]
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The last week has taught me a very valuable lesson. So many people responded to the questions I asked and many more parents were grateful for the input. We, as parents, have an incredible resource available to us. As I read many private and public replies, emails, and private messages I have learned that many […]
Last night I saw the movie, Love and Other Drugs. Before you start your car to run to the Redbox outside your local 7-11 or quickly download from Netflix, you need to know that this is a real, raw film. And you may want to see it before sharing with your older teens due to […]
So many kids are writing letters to Santa…….welllllllllll….what if Santa wrote them back? That’s right, Santa will write a letter to your child on beautiful Christmas letterhead that will be very personal. Perhaps mentioning their teacher by name, or your pet by name, letting children know how proud Santa is in the way they are taking care of their […]
It’s scary once they are gone for good……outside. I have this friend of mine, A very cerebral type of person. About as realistic and level-headed person you will ever meet. A parent of a child with diabetes. We had this discussion yesterday and i have not been able to leave the topic since we discussed […]
I share this with you in the spirit of the Holiday Season. It is just an incredible Holiday wish that came to me via a mom. Thirteen-year-old Jeremy asked his mother if he could talk to Dr. Ricordi in private. Dr. Ricordi of The Diabetes Research Institute, as so many know, is one of the […]