Crossfitting, pancreas acting, single mum to three
The lady sat in the dressing area nudged her friend in the arm and whispered loudly ‘she’s crying, is she ok?’. Unable to resist I tried to follow her gaze to see which poor soul was sobbing in such a public arena and I almost squeaked with surprise when, as I turned my head, I felt…
It has been a long couple of years; we started with miscarriage in 2008 then bounced into epilepsy in 2010, we then quickly advanced to hip dysplasia in 2011 and we come to the close of 2012 with our new friend, Diabetes. It is enough to make one turn to drink. But have we considered the…
It has been four days since my eldest daughter was diagnosed with diabetes, four excruciatingly long days which has evoked tears and tantrums from us all. But as always after a stay in hospital surrounded by children much sicker than my own one cannot help but put things in perspective. And as BB forced me to realise…
It is 5.39am and it looks like sleep has left me for another woman as my eyes refuse to close and my mind is racing. Two days have passed since the world tiped on its axis once more. The last two days have been a practice for what will become real life, I have new…
It is amazing what I know this evening that I didn’t know this morning. I now know that a blood sugar of 29 is classed as diabetic, I also know that a blood sugar for a six-year-old girl should be five. I now know that my lovely eldest girl is terrified of needles but can paint…