One of the most inspiring stories from this summer's Olympics is, of course, Oscar Pistorius. I'm sure I don't have to explain that he's the first double amputee to compete on the track and make an Olympic final. When you have a child with a disability or a chronic condition, I think you keep a…
Looks like I'll be out a bit longer than I last thought. Saw my doctor this week, spoke with WBT management and we've all agreed that I'll come back to Charlotte's Morning News on August 27th. If all goes well. My checkup was good, but right now it's about adjusting medication and getting back my strength.…
June was going so well. My children were having fun at camp, my husband and I had a bit of time to ourselves and we had the whole summer stretching ahead. My prescription-medicine-induced- liver problems seemed to be in the past and I was feeling good. I even cleaned out closets! But the very last…
Benny is at a "regular" day camp now; it's our first time trying this sort of thing. We did a basic diabetes education for the staff and set up a schedule for blood sugar checks, eating and giving insulin. The counselors are just supervising – Benny is doing all work. Remember, he's 7! We're so proud of…
"At camp, there was a zip line and your butt hit the water when you went over the lake!" That's our 7-year-old just home from one week at diabetes camp. It was Benny's first extended time away from us. I wasn't concerned about his safety, this is an American Diabetes Association program with docs, nurses and trained staff. I was worried…
One of our end of the school year traditions involves ice cream. Lots of ice cream. A few years ago I got into the habit of picking my daughter up at school once a week and swinging by the ice cream shop before grabbing Benny from preschool. It was our fun Tuesday girl time, but Lea was always disappointed that…
So great to go back to work today. I almost didn't mind the 3am alarm clock. Almost. I'm hoping this will be my last health update for a while; it'll mean things just keep getting better. At this point, I'm just going in for tests every 2 weeks or so, to make sure my liver…
I have never been known as a very patient person. I'm also not one to get a lot of sleep. So the last three weeks could be some sort of cosmic payback or even life's way of teaching me a lesson. I'm recovering after a big scare involving a prescription drug's serious effect on my…
I haven't been at work for two weeks. I've been really sick, but I'm going to be fine. I need some more time to recover and I hope to be back at WBT soon. And no, to answer an email I got from a listener, I am not hiding out after having cosmetic surgery! Here's…
We're still recovering from celebrating a JDRF Walk team fundraiser last week. Seemed like a great idea to have a drive-thru spaghetti dinner at my house. We thought maybe 60 people would place orders. Instead my wonderful neighbors turned out in force and we wound up serving 140 dinners. That's 280 meatballs! It really was fun and it gave a big boost…