Chronic Illness

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Relationship Care….
Relationship Care…. 150 150 2am Parenting

As Type 1 parents, we were immediately thrown into carb counting, insulin ratios, diabetes management devices, extra doctor visits to the Endocrinologist, high and low blood sugar management etc. etc. etc, from sun up to sun down and all seconds in between.  No one told us how managing an illness for our child would directly…

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The Other Kid.
The Other Kid. 150 150 2am Parenting

The Other Kid. In conversations about caring for a child with a chronic illness, we often forget about the other kid– the sibling or siblings to the child with the illness.  When a child is diagnosed we, as parents or caregivers, go all in as we’re learning any and everything that has to do with…

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Only the STRONG Survive.
Only the STRONG Survive. 150 150 2am Parenting

Only the Strong Will Survive. You’ll be ok. You’re a strong person. I’m sure you can handle this. If we had a dollar for every time we heard one of these phrases. People mean well, and may even believe what they are saying about us to be true, but if they only knew how complex…

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Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk….
Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk…. 150 150 2am Parenting

Don’t cry over spilled milk…. No one understands this age old saying like a mom of a newborn baby.  After pumping for over 20 minutes, giving it all I had and then to spill half of the bag…my life flashed before my eyes! I was LITERALLY about to cry over spilled milk!   Now, as a…

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It’s Back to School Time….with Covid!
It’s Back to School Time….with Covid! 150 150 2am Parenting

The back-to-school buzz normally begins with supply lists, schedules from the school, and finding out our teacher assignments for the year.  This year’s back to school time is unlike any other we’ve ever experienced.  We’ve all been on pins and needles waiting to learn whether or not our children would go back to school after…

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