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four sweet kids..two with diabetes: What I Don't Tell
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Walk to Cure 2015. Mary Claire's Diagnosis Story. Tuesday, May 12, 2015. What I Don't Tell. I don't tell the horrible, awful, scared-my-kids-will-die-stories. There is no reason to give life to these. If I. Obsess, it's private (and usually driven by fear. I don't need attention, I don't need my kids to get special attention. Yep, new pump today after a failure yesterday. I don't complain about how hard. About it. Not just for me, but for my kids. It's just a part of our life. I don't tell about every ti...
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four sweet kids..two with diabetes: March 2015
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Walk to Cure 2015. Mary Claire's Diagnosis Story. Sunday, March 29, 2015. Zion, Grand Canyon, Phoenix, and Cubs, Oh My! After all the amazingness at Upper Antelope Canyon, we went up into Zion National Park, and stayed in Springdale, Utah, inside the park. It was a beautiful little mountain town. We had an awesome new hotel, and even Carter had his own “bedroom” ( there was a huge walk-in closet big enough for his crib and some play space! Polished slices of geodes, and Clay even got a Mosasaur tooth!
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four sweet kids..two with diabetes: Prayer List
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Walk to Cure 2015. Mary Claire's Diagnosis Story. If you have time (and even if your spiritual gift is not. Please lift these people up in prayer. They are sweet friends, and they have either asked. For prayer, or I. Am praying for them. : ). Baxden, age 4, Carter's classmate, stage 4 glioblastoma, now having radiation and chemo, pray for its success! Bax, healing from glioblastoma, currently at St. Jude's in Memphis (Carter's teacher, Hilary, and school friend, Bax). 1/16. Answered Prayers : ). Prayers ...
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four sweet kids..two with diabetes: Clay's Diagnosis Story
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Walk to Cure 2015. Mary Claire's Diagnosis Story. I don't have the words or the eloquence to do it justice, and it's not just my. Story But it is mine. Also Clay was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes today too. : ( And yes, we are surviving. It began so simply after I picked the kids up from school. After I'd spent all afternoon delivering team shirts for Mary Claire's. 2013 Walk to Cure Type 1 Diabetes team. He told me he'd been going to bathroom a lot. And not. I texted our endocrinologist and told him Cl...
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four sweet kids..two with diabetes: Ok, so I raised my voice.
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Walk to Cure 2015. Mary Claire's Diagnosis Story. Friday, May 8, 2015. Ok, so I raised my voice. Yesterday was busy, but full! I was with my mom all day, then Mary Claire and I had a mother-daughter tea party. Beautiful flowers, sooo much food, delicious tea (I chose blueberry! And gorgeous girls and dresses. Such a sweet tradition. Sooafter a sticky hot afternoon, our hair isn't so great.but we got time together! Obviously I should reconsider my hairstyle choice. Here's a better one Sandra got:. At me T...
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four sweet kids..two with diabetes: Mary Claire's Diagnosis Story
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Walk to Cure 2015. Mary Claire's Diagnosis Story. Mary Claire's Diagnosis Story. We immediately took her to the emergency room with her vomiting on the way there and in the parking lot all over my clothes. The doctor recognized the symptoms that I didn’t immediately. Her blood sugar was 560 (average is 80-110). She had large amounts of ketones-sugar/protein in her urine. Her breath also smelled sweet from the ketones. She was lethargic and wouldn’t move or talk. With us, and that. Is a blessing. She'...
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four sweet kids..two with diabetes: My Voice
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Walk to Cure 2015. Mary Claire's Diagnosis Story. Monday, May 11, 2015. I can honestly say I've met some of my very best friends because my kids have diabetes. I couldn't have said that ten years or even five years ago. But now, they are the biggest. Blessing. They get. Just a few of the the awesome moms! I have found a voice. To speak up for my kids' health and their safety. I've written letters to our superintendent (of our school district). About what my kids need and what they can. Confidence. &#...
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four sweet kids..two with diabetes: Hard Day
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Walk to Cure 2015. Mary Claire's Diagnosis Story. Monday, May 18, 2015. Once upon a time, there was a sweet boy. He just wanted to get along with everyone, not rock the boat, just learn, and be. He worked hard on his lessons, he played even harder. He was a good son. The boy already had some strikes against him. He had diabetes, and he was working to keep everyone happy with his numbers. It was so hard. He had sports and p.e. and big meals, and add to that: he was growing. He was so stupid. Imagine t...