A year ago at this time I was not in a good mental space. Our 7-year-old son Cyrus had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two months prior and I was struggling. Cyrus was our third child to be diagnosed with Type 1 in ten…
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Our diabetic alert dog Jarvis, is moving right along in his training. He is now ready for the next phase of scent training but it requires spit; lots and lots of spit. More specifically, saliva samples from our three children with type 1 diabetes. You…
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It has been a while since I have posted here. There are a lot of reasons why it has been so long but the number one reason is it is back to school season. Having eight children ranging from 1st grade to a senior in…
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Would you tell someone with Crohn’s disease, Endometriosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis or Multiple Sclerosis that they did something to cause their disease? Of course not! Not only would that be untrue it would also be cruel to blame someone for something they cannot control. All of…
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Short vs. Long There is a common misconception that all insulin is the same. Unfortunately this is not true. The $25 bottle of insulin that someone bought for their diabetic pet at Walmart is not the same as what most people with type 1 diabetes…
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It has been a while since I have updated this blog and our journey towards getting a diabetic alert dog. So much has happened recently that I am not sure I can cover it all in one post so stay tuned as I do my…
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For those of you that like to skip ahead to the end of a book to find out how the story ends, the total amount raised at our sale is in the last paragraph. For the rule followers like myself, continue reading to get the…
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Childhood should be a carefree time of shooting hoops, riding bikes, and playing tag. It should include birthday cake, ice cream cones, Halloween candy, and licking the batter out of a mixing bowl. But when a child has diabetes, food and physical activity are two…
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Resolution I don’t usually make New Year’s resolutions but I distinctly remember on the first day of 2019 thinking it would be nice if my faith could grow stronger in 2019. The problem was I was not exactly sure what I meant by “stronger”. I…
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We have been wanting to take our kids to the ocean for years but 1 income + 8 kids = not a priority. A year ago we decided to make a trip to Florida a priority. We booked a rental house and began saving. The…
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