Our JDRF Walk is this weekend and I have to confess, I'm not looking that forward to it. I guess these types of events make me sad.
I feel I'm a pretty active person with JDRF, but I'm not sure for how long. First of all, I'm pretty busy. 2nd of all, I'm not sure that I like how JDRF makes me feel.
Yes. I want a cure. I'd do literally anything for a cure for my son. But I hate asking people for money. This is year 2 and I'm not sure I can ask again next year. And I hate how JDRF treats this disease like it's the worse thing in the world that could ever happen to a child.
Is it great? No, but I'm sorry, my pitty goes out to those parents with children that can never leave home. That will never be able to take care of themselves. My sympothy goes out to those children with cancer. Those kids who are truly suffering with pain.
My son isn't in pain. A couple of times a week the needle hurts when we put it in. But mostly, he's just a normal kid that has to wear a machine to keep him alive. It could be so much worse.
Anyway...I'll walk my 3 miles and I'll have fun doing it, but I just don't know if JDRF is for me.
Friday, September 26, 2008
The worst part
Maybe the worst part about my son being diabetic is waiting, watching, anticipating our next child to be diabetic.
This morning my 2nd grade son woke up and had wet the bed. Now this doesn't happen very often. In fact rarely, but it isn't unheard of either.
However, the worry is immediately there because when Nathan was in 2nd grade, that was his first symptom.
So now, when something like this happens, I don't think that he had too much water to drink before bed, I think...is it diabetes?
This morning my 2nd grade son woke up and had wet the bed. Now this doesn't happen very often. In fact rarely, but it isn't unheard of either.
However, the worry is immediately there because when Nathan was in 2nd grade, that was his first symptom.
So now, when something like this happens, I don't think that he had too much water to drink before bed, I think...is it diabetes?
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Parties
The hardest part about having a child who's a little bit older with diabetes is parties.
This summer Nathan went to his very first sleep over birthday party. It was a little tough for me. I want him to be a kid. I want him to be independent and not have to have me attend everything with him, but "What if?"
He just got an invite to go to a party at a swim park. Yikes! That brings on so many worries. First of all it's about 45 minutes away if there is an emergency. Second it's swimming which in itself can cause problems. Prolonged time not on his pump is another issue. Also swimming sometimes makes his entire site come out and he's not able to put a new one it. Add on to that he's not a very good swimmer.
And yet, with all of that, I will probably still send him. I have to don't I?
This summer Nathan went to his very first sleep over birthday party. It was a little tough for me. I want him to be a kid. I want him to be independent and not have to have me attend everything with him, but "What if?"
He just got an invite to go to a party at a swim park. Yikes! That brings on so many worries. First of all it's about 45 minutes away if there is an emergency. Second it's swimming which in itself can cause problems. Prolonged time not on his pump is another issue. Also swimming sometimes makes his entire site come out and he's not able to put a new one it. Add on to that he's not a very good swimmer.
And yet, with all of that, I will probably still send him. I have to don't I?
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