Elle & Coach

December 3, 2015.Reading time 10 minutes.

Back in September I was asked if I would like to receive and review a copy of Elle & Coach by Stefany Shaheen. Coach is a D.A.D, a diabetes alert dog. Elle is a CWD (child with diabetes). I responded to the invitation with candor. While I have not been anti-D.A.D. I haven’t been pro-diabetes alert […]

Whack A Mole

July 26, 2015.Reading time 9 minutes.

When my kids were younger I would take them to Chuck E Cheese often. We lived in Texas and the summers were hot so the days we didn’t hang by the pool we would hang out with the mouse. Yes it was a petri dish of germs. No I didn’t take hand sanitizer, might not […]

Avoiding Getting High At Van Halen

July 6, 2015.Reading time 8 minutes.

As a parent of children with diabetes I can choose to get angry at the occasional ‘totally avoidable’ mishaps or I can roll with it and try to fix a bad situation without criticism or blame. Sometimes I can navigate the crazy with ease other times I lose all self control and go all ‘Mommy Dearest’ […]

Solidarity

July 2, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

I’m not going to get into the details aside from saying a well-known ‘fitness’ company put out a parody graphic equating sugary beverages to diabetes. It was wrong. It was inaccurate. It was insensitive. It perpetuates the misinformation and stigma often related to diabetes. The diabetes online community was quick to react with a combination of […]

Wordless Wednesday

April 2, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Yesterday April 1, 2015 was the first day of The Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge. I’m not starting out well for the challenge since I’m a day behind and it’s only day two. The challenge is to write using the 30 prompts provided. I also avoid selfies. I’m not feeling great about my physical appearance […]