Hey, hope the little guy is ok.... xx
Love to you all- Training for the bike ride is going well - John and I biked the 55 miles from Chicago to Sycamore the weekend before last.
I dreamt about fundraising for the JDRF ride last night- funny, huh.
What a year. I think you are right to celebrate and be proud of your family's strength.
Love to you all,
Ingrid
I'm continually shocked at how many docs miss the diabetes diagnosis until the situation becomes critical. Joseph never got to DKA, so I can only imagine how frightening that must have been for all of you.
You should be proud of yourself and your family for all you've learned and accomplished this past year. I think that a day at an amusement park is a very nice reward /acknowledgment .
Have fun!
Martha, I know this year has been hell for you and your family, and I admire your strength. I hope only good things happen - a cure, lots of hope, etc. - in the years to come.
And to heck with the people who don't understand!
How scary for you. I know that the three times that I have been in the ER with my daughter (none of them for anything as serious as that) were the worst moments of my life. If someone couldn't support you through that, they're not human.
Hi Martha, my name is Allison, I'm 19 and I have had diabetes for 11 1/2 years. The reason I'm writing is because for the last 11 years, my family and I have "celebrated" each and every anniversary. I think it's incredibly important to celebrate the fact that: 1) your son is alive 2) your son is healthy 3) you and your son are doing an amazing job at controling this beast 4) your son does not have any complications and 5) your son is amazing person with a wonderful family and is and will continue having a fruitful life.
What more of a reason to celebrate can you ask for?
I say celebrate each year. Celebrate each year knowing that you, your son, your family are running an amazingly difficult (but doable) race that deserves encouragement. Do not feel ashamed for celebrating an anniversary. You are not celebrating the fact that your son has diabetes, you are celebrating the fact that your son LIVES with diabetes.
I can just imagine your journey with this. ((((HUGS))))
Oh Martha, you are so brave and wonderful, and everything you post is well-written.
Your family is AMAZING to even mark one year as a milestone. My head was still spinning then. I found the second year to be the time when things start to "normalize." I'm sure it will be a good one for you all!
And yes, Jeff Hitchcock and the CWD community are awesome folks. Thank you all for being out there, and for sharing!!
wow--that's really amazing
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