Sunday, January 16, 2011

How It All Started

Can I have a drink?????

  That was the question frequently asked by our 8 year son Andrew. When it came down to getting him a couple glasses of water before bedtime, I knew something was up.  I guess you could call it "mother's intuition".  I prefer to call it a nudge from the Holy Spirit because God was definitely keeping watch over our son that November evening, 2011.

Due to having hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), I keep a glucometer on hand for myself.  I told my husband that we should at least check his sugars before he goes to bed.  It definitely wasn't the easiest task, but we finally were able to prick his finger.  5..4..3..2..1.  Those 5 seconds seemed like an eternity!  The results showed up at 545 I remember thinking this couldn't be right.  So I grabbed the glucometer and did mine.  5..4..3..2..1.  Results 90.  I grabbed Andrew's finger one more time.  He must have known something was not right because he didn't even fight me.  This time, the results were HIGH!  I remember thinking, "What does high mean?"  I knew it couldn't be good.  By the look on my face, my husband said, "Is that bad?"  I just shook my head yes and ran for the phone.

That's when it all started - The mad rush to the hospital, nurses and doctor's using our son as a human pin cushion, insulin injections, IV insertion.  This was just the beginning.  Thankfully Andrew did not have ketones in his urine which can be a very serious situation with diabetics. We endured three grueling days of diabetes education, learning how to give insulin injections, nutrition education etc...  The hardest thing to get through was our poor son sitting on the bed just crying because he couldn't understand why all of this was happening to him and how much he missed being at home with his siblings.  As much as I just wanted to break down, God lifted me up and gave me unbelievable strength to help Andrew cope with this new diagnosis.  My head was absolutely spinning from the diagnosis itself and how to care for Andrew.  It's like I went into my own little world.  My husband also leaned on God for strength; however, we grieved in different ways.

After sulking awhile, I knew I had a decision.  I could either crawl in a hole and ignore everything or I could face this beast head on.  Andrew eased into his new lifestyle and I knew that's what I needed to do too.  That's how we've become the Diabetic and Celiac WARRIORS!!!

7 comments:

  1. Welcome, my friend. The journey ahead will be full of highs and lows, but God will always be steady.

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  2. You are truly a gem Wendy! Thank you so much for your support. It means the world to me and my family.

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  3. Wendy told me about your Blog. I am so sorry that you have joined our CWD club. (Children with Diabetes) We have a wonderful group of Moms and Dads on Facebook that are a wealth of knowledge! My son was dx'd 1/4/08 and I am still learning about diabetes every day!

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  4. Welcome to the world of D. The one thing I can say is you came to the right place! We are all a support system for each other and a beacon of hope.

    Im Alexis and my son Justice is 8 diagnosed 2 years ago. Please reach out if you need to! I look forward to getting to know you.

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  5. Wow, every diagnosis story leaves me shaken. I'm Allison- both of my son's have Type 1, although my youngest-Luke age 3 is still in a very,very early honeymoon and not yet on insulin. My son Tommy was dx. February 18th 2009, he is now 6 and a major Star Wars fan too! His gluten AB was also sky-high, but the stomach biopsy came back negative. That second diagnosis may be coming for him next screening though....Love that the real "force"- Holy Spirit is with us!

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  6. I'm sad to say...Welcome to the family. My daughter was diagnosed with Type one on 6/12/2007 when she was two years old. She just started pumping this past July. There are a great group of Dmoms and Ddads out here for you to lean on and get support from too. Alot of us are on facebook. You are not alone!

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  7. Hey there! Thanks for the comment...I've been catching up on your blog this morning. That is so interesting about your son's honeymoon! I look forward to following you guys. :)

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