Yeah, it’s a walk. Or a Walkathon. A walk to….. A walk for…..You know…….a walk. But do you really know? Do we REALLY know? The ultimate ‘grassroots’ event is the walkathon. Created, according to some accounts, by the March of Dimes Organization a million years ago. Walks do not JUST happen. They are hugely labor intensive. […]
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I have heard this statement a million times. “We need…..” In reference to the diabetes community; we need a really good spokesperson; we need an ice bucket-type challenge, and other things…we need…we need….we need……….uhm……..not really. We need to pull the weight ourselves……..all of us. Mary Tyler Moore has given tirelessly of her entire career to the […]
When people help us, it should never be forgotten. I have often read comments from people in the diabetes community about how they wish people, celebrities, would do more to help. The truth of the matter is that there are quite a few. Of course we always believe that our diabetes concerns should be front and center […]
…..and the answer is, who is Mary Tyler Moore. We can argue the point whether or not Ms. Moore is the greatest TV and/or Female TV personality of all time; but she stands alone when it comes to spokesperson in the world of diabetes. I can tell you from meeting her many times and actually […]
Years ago I had the wonderful experience to help two different families at two different times. Little Anthony and Kevin both had cancer, incurable cancer. The results were known and even though both gave a valiant fight and underwent almost every treatment available, eventually the battle was lost. With each day that went by I […]
Before. Heavens; what did we do ‘before’? When I was at dLife, Richard found his way into our forums and chats and once I became a regular in the online community Richard would always ‘pop in’ here and there adding his golden nuggets of incredible information. You see Richard has been living with diabetes for […]