Recent Content by Zande

Thank you to all and particularly mahola!! Really appreciate it. I had been making it hard for myself by trying to wrap my daughter in cotton wool!! I’m not normally that parent but I’ve never dealt with a medical condition before! We had our first outpatient clinic today and the consultant...

Apologies for the multi posts. Thank you for the support in my other thread. The one thing I am struggling with is whether I can treat my 12 yo daughter how I did before diagnosis? Ie. she used to beat me home a couple of afternoons a week and would be on her own (with her 15 yo sister) for a...

A woe is me vent. For nearly 6 years I have put my girls first in absolutely everything. I have busted my butt to rebuild a secure life for them after my ex-H left me. I have worked less hours than I want to at a job I don’t love so I can make their lives easier, I haven’t even thought about...

My daughter (aged 12) was diagnosed nearly 2 weeks ago with type 1. We have been home from hospital for a week. She has gone back to school and is coping remarkably, she has been a real trouper. I am still adjusting - I did a lot of crying the first day and still have bouts of “ oh ****, this is...