I decided to let ya’ll know that you should ALWAYS make sure your records are up-to-date. Now yes, I know many of you are going to say that you know but even Ihought I knew this one. However, after getting shots just last week, the school called about BabyGirl not having one shot. The shot is Polio and I knew for a fact she got that shot along with three others just last week, however the nurse forgot to mark it on the records.
Oops. First, the school does not care if you say it happened or not, even if you …read more

BabyGirl got her shots today and she took it all in stride, to be honest I was very worried about this with her. As ya’ll know the last time she got her shots the nurse accidentally broke the thing andhe needle was left in her arm and the syringe sprayed everything. Needless to say there was a bunch of blood and it looked scarier than it was, however it left an impression. Today we went up, she was brave until we entered the doors and this is when she began to waver. “Mom, you’ll come with me right?” I agreed …read more

“You feed your kids rubbish – that’s what most people think. It’s ignorance and it’s understandable, but it’s quite hurtful. Having Type-1 diabetes has got nothing to do with diet. We don’t have a family history of diabetes – there’s no rhyme or reason why he got it.”
That is right out of the mouth of a mommy that has dealt with diabetes first hand. Little Ivan Bentley was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 5 years old. Obviously we all want what’s best for our children and will fight any battle we have to to make that …read more