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Thanksgiving IS IN Diabetes Awareness Month……Remember THAT On the Day!

I love Thanksgiving.  Since I was a little kid, the Parade meant everything to me.  It was a time we would all sit and watch, we would see my mom’s beloved Rockettes and Santa would end the parade to begin the Christmas season.  Much food, fun, and football.  Always loved Thanksgiving. It was a dream […]

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The Fundraising Tradition Continues…..a Santa Claus Personal Letter to Your Child

SANTA CLAUS CAN PEN A PERSONAL NOTE TO YOUR CHILD THIS CHRISTMAS Jolly holiday 5th Annual fundraiser benefits Diabetes Research Institute Foundation NOTE: Your child does not have to have diabetes to receive a letter from Santa Yes, Virginia (and Emma, and Maria, and Max, and Willie…), there is a Santa Claus. To prove it, Ol’ […]

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Diabetes Awareness Month…..Is the Outside World Learning Anything?

November is Diabetes Awareness Month and the 14th is designated as Word Diabetes Day.  It’s my understanding that the American Diabetes Association designated one and the International Diabetes Federation designated the other…..and it was so declared. I think. Now I love ‘branding’.  I love that I know what Nike means, what Polo means, and what the golden […]

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Diabetes????……Do I Keep My Child Home from School?

This is a really tough question to address but I feel it important enough to discuss.  My goal here is not to open up Pandora’s Box but rather, to create an important dialogue.  I understand each family is different and each parent must make the call on a case-by-case basis.  Let’s respect what others do, and accept it […]

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A MOM: I Will Never Get This RIGHT!!!!!!!

I have often found myself reflecting back to the days when Kaitlyn was very, very young and we began this journey.  Do you ever reflect back? If you are fairly new at this ‘diabetes thing’, it may seem like such a long haul ahead of you but let me share that you should look back […]

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Every One of these Magical Dancers has T1D…….and that Was Not The Only Magic. WOW!!!!!!!

Everyone of these young ladies, dancing their hearts out, have type 1 diabetes.  Dancing for Diabetes has that kind of magic that made this entire evening one of the most memorable of all my World Diabetes Days in all my 22 years on this journey……understanding the nature of it, it was a hugely memorable evening all around.  The […]