I spent an evening this week helping Benny write out his Valentine cards. Star Wars and Avengers, thank you very much. Yes, it matters who gets Iron Man or Yoda. While I love that second graders around here still exchange cards, I’m not crazy about the fact that my 8-year-old with type 1 diabetes will…
My husband likes to say the backup plan is more important than the actual plan. That came in handy when he was a TV newscast director and we’ve found it to be true for diabetes in action! This weekend we took the kids snow tubing. Slade and I grew up in New York, but our…
Big thanks to the Charlotte Checkers hockey for hosting their annual JDRF day. It’s always a fun time and it’s also the official kickoff to walk season. The JDRF walks are major fundraisers for the chapters and the family teams raise most of the money. I’m the family team chair this year, so Benny and…
What’s a birthday party without a little bit of diabetes crazy? Benny turned 8 in late December, but because of winter break and vacations we always have his party in January. This year it was Great Wolf Lodge. If you haven’t been, GWL is a hotel and conference center with a huge indoor water park…
This month marked a great milestone for my family and for the Lake Norman Jewish community. Our first day of religious school in our very own building. That may not sound like much in a city where new churches seem to open almost every month. But do you know how many temples have opened between…
When I get ready for a trip, I usually lay everything out and then put about half of it back. I still end up over-packing. But I never feel like I can take too much of Benny’s diabetes supplies. We just got home from ten days of travel, including a 7 day cruise in the Caribbean.…
This weekend, like so many parents, Slade and I struggled with how to talk to our children about the unthinkable tragedy in Sandy Hook. We agreed right away that we wanted to have some sort of conversation with our son and daughter before they went back to school. But how to explain something that makes…
Good BG control came up recently when I spoke to a few parents considing an insulin pump for their child with diabetes. I love the pump (we have the Animas One Touch Ping). Benny’s been using his for more than five years and it allows flexibility and precise dosing. No shots is a nice bonus,…
It’s true. I’m leaving WBT. December 14th will be my last day. I wasn’t fired and, as of this writing, I haven’t been replaced. This was my choice. I don’t have a new job; this is either the dumbest or the bravest thing I’ve every done. Maybe it’s both. There are a few reasons for…
This is Diabetes Awareness Month so there are a lot of events to tell you about. First up was a first for me. Tending bar! I was asked to be a Celebrity Bartender at VBGB in uptown Charlotte, along with NASCAR legend Humpy Wheeler and JDRF Board president Mark Copeland. All our tips went to…