Diabetes Still Blows (But I Won’t Feel Sorry for Myself)

I still have diabetes but things are looking up. A few hours after I wrote my last post, I became so sick that I started to vomit from the non-stop dizziness I was experiencing. After lying on my bathroom floor for awhile, weeping (which I never ever ever ever do), my husband became so panicked [...]

Diabetes Blows

I have diabetes. For those who don’t know diabetes is a disease that can’t be cured. It’s always there. The best you can hope for is to manage your diabetes. That’s true if you have Type 1 diabetes (often referred to as Juvenile Diabetes) or Type 2 diabetes (formerly known as Adult-onset Diabetes). Type 1 [...]

Of All the Things I’ve Lost, I Miss my Bladder Control the Most

Motherhood is a hard gig. It’s tiring and thankless a lot of the time. There’s a sweetness in the hard stuff too and that’s why I willingly gave up my career to be with the kids. It’s why I play trucks and trains and monster when I’d rather be reading a book. It’s why I’ve [...]

Take This Cold and Shove It

“I’ve always thought the desire to procreate showed deep personal weakness.” – Sue Sylvester, Glee I read that quote last night and laughed out loud. Good old Sue Sylvester. Glee would not be the same without her and I admit that after I read that quote I thought Sue might have something. I have spent [...]

A Series of Unrelated Bits

Last night I had a dream that I was vomiting violently and repeatedly. I woke up in the middle of my dream gag-session to find that I was actively spitting all over my pillow and must have been doing it for awhile because my pillow was soaked. *************************************** Em has become obsessed with an extra [...]