9 years with Type 1 Diabetes
Happy Halloween. A date many diabetic parents dread, especially those with children on injections. We were diagnosed on Halloween, nine years ago. I remember the sad eyes of my other two …
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A day in the life of a Parent to a Type 1 Child
Today is challenged, I am running on about three to four hours sleep, I have a UTI, and a full day of work ahead. I have work to do, and …
Parenting a Type1 Child: Have you grieved yet ?
Have you grieved yet ? These were words said to me by our diabetic nurse, about 3 weeks after diagnosis when we sat in my bungalow having a cup of …
Lets Pretend to be a Heart…..
I am in battle, and I am losing. It is 2.15am – I don’t recall the last time I typed at 2am. Probably during finals week at University all those …
My LightBulb Moment
I don’t think I am alone. I don’t think I am the only woman who has got to her early forties and suddenly thought, “what the feck?”. How did I …