Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 was exactly a year since the diagnosis. It was a difficult day, but we managed to get by just like we do every other day; one step at a time. Though most of the time, Flounder wishes Diabetes would just go away, that is just not going to happen. The last year and one week have been full of heartache along with the challenges of managing the type 1 Diabetes of our little Aloysius who is three years old. But as with everything in life, every negative has a positive if one can choose to see it . So on the year anniversary of little Aloysius being diagnosed with Diabetes, we will speak to the positive :)
- Aloysius is a healthy little boy. The insulin he gets everyday helps him to use the food he eats effectively so that he has the energy to run around and be merry like any child his age.
- Aloysius is incredibly brave. He handles his finger sticks and insulin shots like a champ.
- Aloysius is developing a healthy lifestyle with good eating habits and exercise as a part of his daily routine
- Aloysius' brain is being extra stimulated day in and day out...mastering left and right before many kids do, learning to read double and triple digit numbers, recalling multi-step sequences to take care of his Diabetes, learning medical terminology, etc
- Aloysius is learning a lot about emotions and how to appropraitely deal with them since the "highs" and "lows" take him through many different mood swings.
- Aloysius has pretty amazing will power for a three year old. This will prove to be an asset throughtout his lifetime.
- Much wisdom has been gained by a lot of people because of Aloysius and Diabetes
- Met many wonderful people...our Diabetes team, fellow parents of children with T1D, other munchkins with Diabetes, people at American Diabetes Association legal advocacy, etc
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