tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19128701.post2535122998505715244..comments2024-01-29T13:03:32.881-05:00Comments on My son has diabetes: Always Something There to Remind MePenny Ratzlaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368479901015692591noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19128701.post-72074472500237319882009-02-19T01:52:00.000-05:002009-02-19T01:52:00.000-05:00You know, I've been thinking a lot about this late...You know, I've been thinking a lot about this lately....I really don't think it will ever be completely out of my life. I'll always think about it....even if a cure is just around the corner I'll think..."oh, that's when it was this way or that way.". Diabetes is the lightning strike that changed everything....for us anyway.<BR/><BR/>But...to relate to your post....I always look at pictures and think "Before diabetes." or "After diabetes." And yesterday I was going to go to the gym, but our cell service was cutting out....and I immediately thought I shouldn't go since I might not be able to be reached...etc. Blasted cell coverage...when will that be "cured"!!!:-)Lynneahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839707567928261496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19128701.post-86258099517531715792009-02-18T21:44:00.000-05:002009-02-18T21:44:00.000-05:00Haha! I so have these thoughts as well! I'm plan...Haha! I so have these thoughts as well! I'm planning on going away for the weekend in a few weeks by myself and I seriously have doubts that I'll be able to relax- even though Jada will be in good hands with Jeff! :) And test strips- I'm finding them everywhere! Even today, we walked to our neighborhood park and on the way home- two doors away from us- Jada looked down and got all excited because there was one of her test strips laying in the street!!! I had to laugh!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04842687454353803647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19128701.post-57181851285159101332009-02-18T20:56:00.000-05:002009-02-18T20:56:00.000-05:00I thought I seriously was the only one with these ...I thought I seriously was the only one with these exact thoughts!<BR/><BR/>Though I don't work, it creeps into my thoughts while I'm volunteering at her school and it even controls my shopping time and daily schedule. I always make sure I have enough time to get to school for her doses and I still watch the clock even though she's a pumper.<BR/><BR/>I get sad when I look at pictures of her under 19 months old and we are even coming up on her 7 year diagnosis. I don't like that it is another date I remember or rather won't forget.<BR/><BR/>Not only that, but I find test strips everywhere! They're in the car under the floor mats, in the rooms of the house randomly laying around, each trash can, the bottom of my bottomless pit purse, even in the couch!<BR/><BR/>I guess it's a part of all of us and not just the person living with it in their body! It's actually a blessing, because she's still here and only dealing with this disease.:) Traciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007765987473563241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19128701.post-46464176561124596652009-02-18T15:40:00.000-05:002009-02-18T15:40:00.000-05:00Every single New Years since Riley's diagnosis the...Every single New Years since Riley's diagnosis the first thing I do after the ball drops is think "maybe this is the year...." <BR/><BR/>And, if we're "wrong" in our thinking, we'll be wrong together.Penny Ratzlaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368479901015692591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19128701.post-73169026154853492622009-02-18T15:00:00.000-05:002009-02-18T15:00:00.000-05:00As always, you are not alone on this one Penny. I ...As always, you are not alone on this one Penny. I always thought I think about Diabetes sooooo much because I carry my own around too, now I realize from your post that it really isn't my Diabetes that ever concerns me. It is always Maddison's. <BR/><BR/>Being just over 26 months into her diagnosis I still think about her and her Diabetes several times every hour, all the same things you mentioned. I keep hoping that "next year" will be the year that I can STOP this maddness of Diabetes thoughts. I always wonder if there is something "wrong" with me becuase I can't stop thinking of Diabetes either. Thanks for this post and for always being honest. You always have a way of truely letting me know I am not alone, and I am not crazy or "wrong" in my thinking. ((HUGS))Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17009502794324247532noreply@blogger.com