Categories
Uncategorized

NEWSBREAK: RYAN REED WINS DAYTONA 300 XFINITY…….TAKE THAT DIABETES.

 In a stunning move during the last lap, 21-year-old Ryan Reed, a person with diabetes, took the lead and kept it to cross the checkered flag at the Daytona 300 Xfinity Nationwide Series late today.  In a race that had many collisions including one that landed Kyle Busch into the hospital with a leg injury after […]

Categories
Uncategorized

A Letter to My Children with Diabetes…….Feel Free to Use it Too.

Feel free to copy, paste, make your own, and leave it where you child(ren) will see it. My dear children, If I have not told you lately, you are my heroes.  I know, I know…….I do that parenting thing too much which embarrasses you at times and annoys you at others.  But what you accomplish […]

Categories
Uncategorized

Kids? To Cell Phone or Not to Cell Phone—–That is the Question?

We, as parents, pretty much have our minds made up on many things when it comes to our kids.  When they can stay up later than 8:30 pm, when they can no longer sleep in our room, when they can see a certain movie depending on violence and other such content, when they can go out […]

Categories
Uncategorized

A Cure for Our Kids. Naysayers. Sorry, Not in Our House.

When Kaitlyn was diagnosed over 22 years ago, I made her a promise.  I promised her that we would do all we could to make sure she was well taken care of and more than that, I promised her that I would not rest until a cure was found. My promise. Every step I have […]

Categories
Uncategorized

You JUST MAY Owe Someone a Call in your Diabetes World.

Over the last few days, a few things have occurred that took me back to when we first started with ‘our new normal’.  At the time, there were a few individuals who taught me a great deal.  I have written about Charlie Rizzo many times.  He, even after so many years, is still as dedicated […]

Categories
Uncategorized

The Biggest Prize in Diabetes; has been Around Almost a Hundred Years!!!!

I love my local 7-11 store.  Russ, and his family, have been the owners of this community gathering for years and years.  I’m convinced that this store has replaced the ‘old-time’ drug stores.  The stores which became the gathering place for community and idle chit-chat. Something happened in this store a while back that stuck […]