The D in Emily

I understand that people are just trying to be helpful, but trying to push me to push my child into managing her own type one just pisses me off! I know there are a lot of children, even younger then my own that take to diabetes management right away. I think that's great, and have no issues with children that are more mature in doing so. Now that E is 9, more and more people keep asking me why she can't do her own management? "why can't she put her own pump site on?" BECAUSE SHE ISN'T READY!!!! Period. She is a happy go lucky child without a care in the world. She wants to play with her toys, her friends, go to the park. She doesn't want to think about this never ending asshole disease that never gives her a break. She has zero interest in how her pump works, what insulin is, or how any of her devices keep her alive. She just wants to be a regular kids and eat Oreo's and play Robloxs. If you were to ask her right now what type one diabetes is, sh

A wise woman once said to me...."If your child did not have diabetes would you let them do/eat that?" Touche Moira McCarthy Stanford. Touche. Hence the request for a sleepover. The first one was a doozie. My daughter's 8th birthday. She had been asking for quite sometime and finally I gave in. I had her pick 3 of her other T1 friends. Yes I said that right. THREE other type one girls. Giving me a total of 4 to watch over. Why on earth would I take on such chaos on purpose? Well I looked at it this way. Our kids may not always be the ones picked for sleepovers. Parents don't want to take on such responsibility or kids might be scared to ask their friend over because simply kids can be dicks. I was determined to tackle this head on. All the girls had CGM's which was a blessing for me. 3 Dexcoms and 1 Libre. 2 girls had insulin pumps. 2 girls did not. I had juice and low snacks galore. I made sure I knew all their carb counts and insulin ratios. My true goal was

So it happened. I was laid off from a job I have been with for almost 6 years. A job that allowed and understood the need for me to take care of my daughter. So here I am looking for another job that will allow me to do the same. Right now it feels impossible. How do explain to a potential employer that you are going to be a dedicated employee but you need to watch over your child at the same time? Most places won't allow cell phones by your side. Most jobs don't care that I have a special circumstance. Honestly I feel lost. I had one interview that I was fully honest about my situation. I have a child with Type one. I need to watch her via my cell phone as she is completely unable to make any decisions herself and is unaware of what to do. I need to be able to reach out to the school nurse/ FASA if necessary. Yet I am still able to be a productive employee. Yeah....I never got the job. In fact I got a instant reply of "we've decided to go with someone else."