Fate is an ironic bastard at times. It took a while for us to notice the signs of twin girl’s diabetes, we put the excessive bed wetting down to the stress of moving house and we just simply failed to see the weight drop off her and her skin pale to whiteness. We failed to see the seriousness in the symptoms. Now I am opposite, I am vigilant mum, ready to see health scares in every … [Read more...]
Jan 23, 2013
I am not tempting fate – I am merely making other plans…. ~ Northernmum
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It's cold, it's dark, quite frankly it is a bit miserable outside my front door. I need a holiday. I spent this evening dreaming of life before terms like hip dysplasia, hypos and spica casts were part of our lives, a time when we didn't realise what lie ahead. I opened the photo album and saw a different woman staring back at me, one with far less wrinkles and much better … [Read more...]
Dec 18, 2012
It’s goodbye from me and time to wish…..
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.... a Merry Christmas. It may be early for some but it is starting to get a little manic here... Nativity is tomorrow, and please hold your breath for me around lunchtime when Twin Boy takes to the stage as Joseph and lets all hope to the big man upstairs that no body parts are exposed at this years show. I have fifteen for Christmas dinner, so it is only normal that I spend the next few … [Read more...]
Dec 6, 2012
Why thrush is a girls best friend…….. (how to spot Type One Diabetes in Children)
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How to know if your child has Type One Diabetes..... It has been five weeks to the day since twin girl was dramatically rushed into A & E, in five weeks she has injected 140 life saving insulin injections into her arms, legs and tummy. (I also do one in her bottom but she doesn't like me shouting about it, she will no doubt fart on me when I stab her buttocks later for sharing this … [Read more...]
Nov 26, 2012
Living with a child with Type 1 Diabetes: feeling the guilt
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Almost a month later - living with a child with Type 1 diabetes... November came and went, what started on Halloween over ran into firework night and it is only now as the Christmas lights start to twinkle in the stores that I finally feel like me again. For the last month I have eaten, dreamt and thought about diabetes from dusk till dawn, I have fretted over my daughter in a way I didn’t … [Read more...]
Nov 23, 2012
To my diabetic daughter…..
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To my diabetic daughter, Its been just over three weeks since diagnosis, three short weeks to consume a wealth of information and to start adapting to a new way of life. You have placed a needle in your body over ninety times, that number sounds so loud when written down and yet I know by Christmas you will have done the same task over two hundred times and that number will keep growing. … [Read more...]
Nov 21, 2012
The tooth fairy is making me bankrupt….
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I am slowly going bankrupt, I have twin school age children and their sodding teeth are falling out on a weekly basis. Twin girl was the first to lose a body part and I manage to overcome my disgust and play the role of the tooth fairy with flair and dramatic flourish. The Pinot I had consumed that evening certainly helped my theatrical performance as I silently crept into Twin Girls room … [Read more...]
Nov 14, 2012
Warning: Freakish content: do you agree?
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Is it just me or does anyone else find children just that tiny bit freaky? I have three of my own so I don’t feel that I am arguing without any fuel in my fire so to speak. It can’t just be me that is on occasion totally and utterly repelled by one of the short people brigade. Take this morning for example; I was shaken into life from a deep Aurora like slumber by my six year old … [Read more...]
Nov 12, 2012
Dancing with Diabetes and laughing in the face of spica…..
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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 a teardrop land on my cheek. It was I, the mad lady in the corner sobbing at a children's dance class. As I … [Read more...]
Nov 3, 2012
Putting things in perspective – four days later #diabetes
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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 the strength of a baby in her battle against epilepsy and later Hip … [Read more...]
