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?