Day 74

One thing about type 1 diabetes..is tht my kids dont "look" sick...
Just looking at them, you may never know they even had diabetes..

(unless maybe you looked at their fingers because they are poked several times a day and a little callused...)

Sometimes the kids will look totally fine..an then check and they are very high..or very low..

You can't look at them and "see" their diabetes..or their numbers.

This picture was taken of Madi just a few days after she returned home from the hospital.. We were at one of the boys' baseball games.... No one looking at her would have any idea she had just spent 4 grueling days at the hospital...She was running around and playing like every other kid there... crazy...

Well the other day one of my other boys said something about "if" or "when" they got diabetes...

I really dont want my kids to have to worry about those things... They dont have it right now, so they shoudlnt even really think about it, but Im sure its in the back of their minds when they see all that Craig and Madi have to go through...

I did a little math yesterday and since Madi was diagnosed 3 months ago, she has had at least 840 pokes..& 315 shots...

Since Craig was diagnosed 7 months ago, he has had at least 1519 pokes...819 shots...

Thats a lot of needles piercing their little bodies.. They have been so brave.. Honestly, thy are so amazing how they have dealt with this all.. I am so proud of them:)

I love this quote...

Instead of murmuring, therefore, being of good cheer is what is needed, and being of good cheer is equally contagious. We have clear obligations to so strengthen each other by doing things “with cheerful hearts and countenances.” (D&C 59:15; see also D&C 81:5.) summed up by Neil A Maxwell..

 It really sums up how we have tried to deal with Type 1... It does no good to complain..although sometimes people need to vent..and once in a while Craig and Madi say "Diabetes sucks"...They have been so amazing with it all and have reached out to other as well to help them and make them have an easier time with their situations.. By getting donations for the hospital, find raising for JDRF and volunteering, they are doing their part with "cheerful hearts"..I love these kids..so much:)