It shouldn’t surprise me, but it does. This morning was rough. This morning, I woke up to Dan’s glucometer buzzing. His blood sugars were high. Instead of jumping out of bed to face the noise, I shrunk under the blanket and hid my head in the pillow. Antonio pulled himself tighter into me, then said,Continue reading “Mornings With A Pre-Teen Type 1 Diabetic With Autism Who Snuck High Carb Snacks for Breakfast”
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Things I Don’t Want To Talk About. Part 2. The Park
Covid19 is overwhelming me. I know we’re going to be fine. It comes down to this. I handle stressful situations by determining what I can do, and then leaving the rest alone. I can wear a mask to stores and businesses. I can wear a mask at work when others are around. I can putContinue reading “Things I Don’t Want To Talk About. Part 2. The Park”
Here Comes The Sun
Yesterday Dan and I drove up to Primary Children’s hospital for Dan’s appointment with the team of endocrinologists who serve the kids in the area with Type 1 (juvenile) Diabetes. The beltway circled up towards the mountains. It was about three in the afternoon and the sun was shining brightly in the west, and stretchingContinue reading “Here Comes The Sun”
A Day In The Life
Today I am tired. I did my best yesterday. I really did. I actually exercised! I went on a short walk with a dear friend. She pushed her 4 year old in a stroller and we had a nice visit. And she gave me pears from her tree! So, to recap–I actually participated in aContinue reading “A Day In The Life”
Good Morning
There are people I know who wake up without alarms. Dan, Antonio, my mother, my mother in law… these people all wake up without any outside help. Granted, I woke up Antonio this morning by accidentally dropping the cat on him, but USUALLY he wakes up without my help. For me, waking up is aContinue reading “Good Morning”
Childhood Diabetes Today
In the picture above, you can see Dan on the first day of school, standing next to his dad, posing for a picture with his trusty diabetes kit hanging from his shoulder. He goes everywhere with it. Some of you know how this works, many of you don’t. Back in April this year, Dan wasContinue reading “Childhood Diabetes Today”
Cheetos
Storytime. Once upon a time a little boy by the name of Stan (names have been changed to protect the guilty) got in trouble at school. He felt badly about it. But Stan had a plan. Stan was a man with a plan. Stan asked his naive parents if he could walk to school onContinue reading “Cheetos”
The Daily Observations of Genesis Eve Garcia 