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Durbin Family Fire Relief Fund – Update
It’s been 10 days now since the fire at mom’s house, and nine days since I launched this campaign to help her. We have been incredibly overwhelmed by the response so far and I can’t begin to thank everyone enough … Continue reading
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Durbin Family Fire Relief Fund
In the late hours of Monday, December 1st, I received a heartbreaking call from my mother telling me that she had just lost her home to an electrical fire. It started on the first floor and spread up a wall … Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone
Wishing a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone in the Diabetes Online Community! May we all take time today to remember what this day is all about; Giving thanks for all of the blessings that come to us. Today, as … Continue reading
I’m Worn
This song, “Worn” by Tenth Avenue North, says so many of the things that I’ve felt over the last several months.
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30 things about my Invisible Illnesses – Revisited
So, today is World Diabetes Day, and in honor of that fact I thought I’d take the time to revisit the 30 things about my invisible illness meme that I’ve shared in the past. It’s been a couple of years … Continue reading
Smash Diabetes Challenge
So, my good friend Kelly Close nominated me for this Smash Diabetes Challenge as part of Diabetes Awareness Month. I’ve accepted the challenge and, to spread the fun, I’m nominating my friends Ashley Rose, Michael Hoskins, Kate Cornell, and Sue … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Diabetes Awareness Month, Humor, Life, Shout outs, Vlog
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A glimpse
This image is representative of how things have been for me as of late. I’m struggling to get my numbers under some resemblance of “control”. Diabetes hurts no matter what type you may live with, and I give it the … Continue reading
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Not Quite Wordless Wednesday: Blue Fridays
On Monday night, the Diabetes Community Advocacy Foundation launched an online store with a line of t-shirts for the Blue Fridays initiative. I ordered mine that night and got it this afternoon. To order a shirt of your own, visit … Continue reading
Paid in full
On September 3rd, I made the very last payment on my student loans. And as of October 5th, that account is no longer open and no longer appears on my credit report. I can’t begin to tell you how relieved … Continue reading
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Trying to Fix Me
The better part of the last year, since watching my aunt die of cancer on July 27, 2013, has been a real struggle for me mentally. That experience pretty much blew open Pandora’s box of “why bother?” demons and poured … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Exercise, Health, Heart, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life, Mental Health
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My Diabetic Heart 