jdrf: JUVENILE DIABETES - Type 1 - Walk for a cure in San Antonio, Texas - 08/20/10 01:39 AM
APPROX. ONE YEAR AGO, MY VERY BEST FRIENDS, LITTLE ANGEL NICHOLAS (AGE 9) WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES TYPE 1. IT WAS DEVASTING FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. MY FRIEND EVEN SENT FOR HER HUSBAND, ROBERT TO COME HOME EARLY FROM HIS DEPLOYMENT IN IRAQ. THEY SPENT WEEKS AT THE HOSPITAL UNTIL NICHOLAS WAS STABLE ENOUGH TO COME HOME. DURING THIS PERIOD, HIS DOCTOR TRAINED AND EDUCATED THEM ABOUT HIS ILLNESS AND THE NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN ORDER FOR HIM TO SURVIVE. THIER LIVES, TRASTICALLY CHANGED FOREVER. THEY COPE DAILY, LIVING THIER LIVES WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. TODAY, WE ARE MORE AWARE AND THANKFUL FOR THE LITTLE … (3 comments)