Thanks to Bennet at Your Diabetes May Vary for posting this video. It just made me smile, a lot.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
one year d-versary
Some people call it the Diaversary, but to L that puts too much emphasis on the DIE and also, sounds a little like diarrhea, so we changed it to d-versary. It happened last month and we asked L if she wanted to do anything to "celebrate" and she just gave us a look that said, "Celebrate? Really?". We said she could have anything she wanted for dinner, so we had hashbrowns. They were delicious.
We reflected on how this past year has felt like both the shortest and longest of our lives. We are in a much better place now than we were a year ago. And she is much healthier and happier today.
one week before diagnosis
one year after diagnosis
Thank you to all our friends and family who have come on this journey with us. From the people who took those first shaky phone calls from the hospital, to the people who comment on posts on this blog, and everyone in between, we thank you.
We reflected on how this past year has felt like both the shortest and longest of our lives. We are in a much better place now than we were a year ago. And she is much healthier and happier today.
one week before diagnosis
one year after diagnosis
Thank you to all our friends and family who have come on this journey with us. From the people who took those first shaky phone calls from the hospital, to the people who comment on posts on this blog, and everyone in between, we thank you.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
diabetes art day
Lee Ann at The Butter Compartment had an idea for members of the Diabetes Online Community (DOC) to create diabetes-inspired artwork and share it on the same day. Today is that day!
L immediately knew what she wanted to do; I took a little longer to figure it out. We ended up doing very similar projects (read: I kind of ripped off her idea), sharing many of the same supplies. The result is a little bit of a "two sides of the same coin" thing going on. You can see her finished product here.
And here's mine:
Canvas, acrylic paint, markers, crayons, alcohol wipe wrappers, used test strips and one lancet.
I started out with my own spin on L's version of the World Diabetes Day Logo and then realized it could be used as the outline of a clock. So much of my days are spent thinking about time: How long since her last bolus? When will she need to test again? Gotta set the alarm for three hours from now to check her while she's sleeping, etc. So all I had to do was go digging in her sharps container for some old test strips and grab a lancet from her tester kit and I was good to go.
Thanks to Lee Ann for getting the ball rolling on this project. L and I had a really good time, working on our creations together. If you're interested in seeing more art from around the DOC, please visit the permanent gallery here.
L immediately knew what she wanted to do; I took a little longer to figure it out. We ended up doing very similar projects (read: I kind of ripped off her idea), sharing many of the same supplies. The result is a little bit of a "two sides of the same coin" thing going on. You can see her finished product here.
And here's mine:
Canvas, acrylic paint, markers, crayons, alcohol wipe wrappers, used test strips and one lancet.
I started out with my own spin on L's version of the World Diabetes Day Logo and then realized it could be used as the outline of a clock. So much of my days are spent thinking about time: How long since her last bolus? When will she need to test again? Gotta set the alarm for three hours from now to check her while she's sleeping, etc. So all I had to do was go digging in her sharps container for some old test strips and grab a lancet from her tester kit and I was good to go.
Thanks to Lee Ann for getting the ball rolling on this project. L and I had a really good time, working on our creations together. If you're interested in seeing more art from around the DOC, please visit the permanent gallery here.
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