I know it's hard.

I want you to know: I know it’s hard.I almost forgot.  When you’re on the other side it’s convenient to forget all the heartache.  There is power in the success of just getting through, and we feed on that power.  We feed on the triumphant-cy of surviving the childhood years with diabetes.Like childbirth, the pain isn’t remembered, but the rewards are.Last week I took some time to look back.  I started with blog-post one and moved forward to the present day.I forgot how intense the worry was.I forgot how hard the nights were.I forgot how the milestones were amplified a millions times over…because they meant so much more to...

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An open letter to Jamie Oliver.

Sometimes we don’t know we’ve done something hurtful until someone shines a light on it.(Hold on…let me find a flashlight…)Generally, when something hurtful is presented, one likes to lash back with hurtful words. Tit for tat as the saying goes.  And although I’m tempted to go there, someone I love reminds me daily to, “always assume the best in people.”  So in the spirit of fairness, I'm going to go ahead and assume you just don’t know…I assume you just don’t know that posing in front of a huge Coke bottle that says “DIABETES” is hurtful to those that have Diabetes.I assume that you did it as a caution to others...

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