Ya’all know that November is right around the corner and it is Diabetes Awareness month. So what better way to show your love then proclaiming it with… a magnet. I found these cute JDRF magnets that say “I love a child with juvenile diabetes” and the proceeds go to help a JDRF walk team.
There are also diabetes awareness pins much like that in my logo above. There are also t-shirts, sweatshirts and hats to show your awareness of the disease that we live with each and every day.
Look for much more to come when we slide forward into the …read more

Manny at Tu Diabetes.com had a video posted last week that left me in tears. It is a short “film” that shows just how strong the children and families that live with juvenile diabetes are every day of their lives. Diabetes is something that they treat but can never cure. For a child, it becomes the norm. But that makes it no less scary, overwhelming and encompassing.
It is titled, “A Cure For Tera Dawn”. Please go check it out. My 3 girls and I were watching this on Saturday morning with tears rolling down …read more

Here is just another way we can educate and help in the fight against type 1, or juvenile diabetes. You could check this at your children’s, grandchildren’s, or neighborhood school.
Included in the School Walk Guide are all the materials you will need to conduct a successful Walk program. This guidebook walks you through the process of developing and conducting a fundraising drive at your school. The Classroom Tool Kit gives you a flexible curriculum with classroom activities that explore the biology of the disease, the role of research, and the lifelong benefits of healthy eating and exercise for all …read more

Yesterday was one of those emotional days for me. You guessed it, for no apparent reason. Maybe it was the fact that I haven’t slept in a week, thanks to my youngest daughter. Or it could have been that all the blogs I read yesterday morning were reflective and utterly depressing. Wait, was it a full moon? Whatever the reason, I let myself get sucked into my thoughts. Of course, they were about anything that has happened recently that left me saddened.
This explains the choice for my post yesterday. I have a close …read more