When My Son Was Diagnosed with Diabetes

I hope you never have to experience this, but when we sign up to be a mother, we don’t get to choose the journey. This was one of the most frightening times in my life.

I Googled his symptoms and the page filled with one word “diabetes.” Before I knew it I was rushing to the emergency room with my 13 year old son while my husband was on the other side of the world walking the footsteps of Jesus along the dusty paths of Israel. I was a panicked mess. Josh was pale, lethargic and thin. And Josh was not a thin boy.

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When Your Child Is Hurting

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