Posts Tagged ‘Life’
#Parenting a child with #diabetes #struggles & #rewards: owning your own #lifetime
*+-This is a blog I have wanted to write for some time. As the parent of a now grown up child with diabetes, I feel a ‘special’ bond with other parents. Because of this, I am one of the moderators of the Facebook Closed group Parents of kids with diabetes. Almost every day I read …
Read MoreIt’s not easy to be me- journeying to the #self: how #melancholy is part of #happiness
*+-Our inalienable rights are ‘Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness’- nothing in there about Health, or Wellness, right? I was counselling someone today, someone who is actually older than I am, despite me having just had a birthday & feeling extremely ‘senior’ as a result. LOL! I had something of a ‘light bulb’ moment.…
Read MoreNordik Skiing – An Analogy for Diabetes
*+-I often liken having diabetes to driving a car: learn how to drive, follow the road rules, maintain the cars safety features: these action will reduce your risk of an ‘accident’ – a diabetes related health problem. Today I found something I think is a lot less simplistic, more realistic as an analogy. A skier…
Read Moreit’s my birthday…je ne regrette rien..carpe diem
*+-Today is my birthday. At my age, this a cause for celebrations, enjoying the now, and appreciating what I have. It is also a time for some looking back & thinking about what has gone. For me, the past is very important. It informs my present, and my future, but it does not define, restrict,…
Read MoreKeeping still: scarcely breathing: & hanging on
*+-Last weekend I was tired. I didn’t turn my computer on from Friday afternoon until Monday afternoon. I visited Mum in the Nursing Home on Friday afternoon, & had dinner with my sister on Friday night, & we made a YouTube video for ‘Dine In’. On Saturday I had Brunch with my 4 sisters, always…
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