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Jeff and I were excited as we drove up to the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont on Friday September 9th 2011 for the PDK Family Getaway Weekend...
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Becoming Minimalist
Joshua and Kim are close friends of ours. Two years ago their family began a journey of simplifying their lives, or "becoming minimalist". For those unaffected by diabetes, life in the D world is difficult if not impossible to understand, and sometimes it hurts when people around you don't even try. Joshua and Kim don't understand, but they try. Sometimes trying makes all the difference in the world. Read More »
"Type 1 and Type 2 are basically the same thing..., Right?"
We have two nine year olds with Type 1. JoJo was diagnosed at four and Nick was 6. You would think that's plenty of time for extended family members to understand or even educate themselves. Years later that just isn't the case. But I have all of you--we're in this together. Read More »
2 With Type 1
From time to time we will be posting sibling stories. Here's one from the Kei Family. Read More »
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month
Most of us in the D world know that November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. Many companies, advocates, websites, blogs and organizations in the diabetes community have done a tremendous job of getting the word out. But is the general population aware of this campaign? Read More »
Camp Joslin and Olivia’s Organics Campership Fund
Our kids have enjoyed going to both Camp Joslin as well as The Barton Center for Diabetes Education. Camp is about hands-on educational experiences mixed with lots of fun. Read More »
I’m Natalie. I’m a mom of three kids, two with type 1 diabetes. As you know, parenting children with type 1 diabetes is a journey of long nights, lots of work, and seldom much support. There’s not much I can do about your long nights, but I hope our website and blogs offer you some support. I look forward to blogging with you.