185 days. 185 days of living with a disease that doesn’t take a break. Six months since we left the ICU in Nashville with an entirely new life. One that has brought sleepless nights, endless advocating, and exhausting research. November is National Diabetes Month and with it also being six months since Blair’s diagnosis, I […]

With the lifestyle changes we implemented following Blair’s diagnosis this past summer, the holidays seemed to loom in my mind a bit. As a family, we have banded together in making adjustments in what we eat and what we don’t eat. And this has not only supported Blair’s health and the management of her disease […]

On more than one occasion since Blair’s diagnosis, I have found myself so grateful for the changes our family had already made. Reducing packaged and processed foods. Utilizing the honest, farm-fresh food we are so grateful to have available to us in our town. And that it was already something we had put into practice. […]

(If you didn’t catch the first half of this story, make sure and start here). “Your daughter has Type 1 diabetes…” There was a split second where all four of us stood there – me, Jarett, the resident doctor, and his assistant. Perhaps it was the lack of sleep, but once my brain made the […]

 “We have an ambulance on the way because we need to get her transferred up to Nashville.” A cold rush moved through my body and I felt my lungs tighten, unable to exhale. We had brought her into the ER for stomach pain. Maybe appendicitis. And now the ER doctor was telling me there was […]