Grace is 8. She turned 8 last November. Who could have imagined that the normalcy that existed on her 8th birthday would change in such a profound way in just 2 months. On January 17, 2012, after her Mom made a doctor’s appointment to discuss Grace’s unexpected weight loss, she was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. There were other subtle signs that appeared in the weeks prior to the diagnosis and now all the pieces started to make sense. The…
My wife Jill was told on 9-13-2011 that she had breast cancer. She is only 39 years old and from that point until now she has had two surgeries, six treatments of chemo and was getting ready for radiation when we were told that the cancer was still there. It was recommended that we go to the Ohio State breast cancer center which is three hours away, we make that trip once or twice a week. Now she has to…
The middle of my 8th grade school year I went to the doctor’s office for a checkup or so I thought. They ran a few tests and the doctor left and came back with the test results. She told my parents and I to go home and pack my bags there was a room waiting on me at the hospital and to go straight there. When I got to the hospital the nurse showed me where my room was they…
Given Hope by Bret’s Story by Elizabeth Husk, November 15, 2011 Dear Mr. Michaels: I never knew much about diabetes until March 4, 2011. That was the day, my life changed forever. The day started out with our 3 year old son, Jeremy, throwing up and having flu like symptoms (before that he looked thinner to me, was wetting the bed, drinking more water, and chewing on his sleeve). I went to work and around 10:00 my husband called me,…
A fight for the future by Ernie Severino, November 3, 2011 In 2006 i suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm which led to a stroke . the stroke left me unable to walk or use my right arm or hand . I mostly sit around all day in my wheelchair as i look on the computer trying to find answers and help. In July I had blood work done and now my A1C was 8.4 so I needed to start with…
“Fear Nothing” by Tristan, November 16, 2011 Hi my name is Tristin. I am 9 years old. When I was 2 years old I got really sick and the doctors told my mom and dad that I had diabetes. I can do everything other kids my age do but I also have to prick my finger to test my blood sugar 7 times a day to make sure it is not too high or worse too low. I test when…
“She is MY ROCK” by Sabrina Garza, November 19, 2011 My mother was born in 1937. Mom was diagnosised with Type I Diabetes when she was 3, almost 4 yrs old in 1941. She just turned 74 yrs of age on Oct. 29th, 2011. She has lived with Type 1 Diabetes for going on 71 years. She has always worked very hard and has always taken such wonderful care of herself. My Mom has never let her diabetes get in…
A diagnosis, a new life by Neel Jadeja, November 16, 2011 I have been a Poison fan since I was 12 and saw them in Charlotte opening for David Lee Roth years ago. I never grew up a musician, but when I was 19, a friend wanted me to join his band and play drums. That was in 1995 and the band was Sunny Ledfurd. In 2001 we were signed to MCA Records and toured with Godsmack, Deftones, tons of…
Long Battle by Lisa Henline, November 18, 2011 My daughter is 12 years old and was diagnosed at age 9. It has been a long battle for her. She was recently admitted into the hospital because she had DKA. I am sure you know what that is. We were very close to losing her. They had put her in ICU because she had swelling on the brain from this. It was the scariest thing I have ever been through. The…
Self Reliance by Kyle Speakman I have been a type one diabetic for 5 years now, I think there is no where near enough publicity, I honestly have to look at it like a blessing though, I was thinking about it one day and you learn so much about your body and self reliance, Our government wants us to be reliant in my opinion,that is why the majority of Americans are. I look at it like I am not going…