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I've gotten away from my blog and just have not thought about it a whole lot.  I think it has a lot to do with the fact that some months back I got a little irritated and ticked off, so instead of using my blog as a way to vent, I just ignored it.   I decided a few days ago, to pick it back up.  Its a must..  Why? Because it helps me to sit down and 'write', vent, share information, etc. 


Let's back up a bit to why i chose to just forget about this blog for a while.  In fact, I almost just completely deleted it.  Zip, zilch, no more.  But as time has gone on these last few months, I've decided NOT to take it down and to make myself just keep it up.


I had gotten upset at the fact that I was more or less made to feel like I 'dwell' on my son's health too much.  I don't see it as dwelling.  I see it as looking for information, sharing it, and staying informed with any and all information that I can in regards to his health.  


Diving in and searching all over the internet and in books is what I have done since we first learned about his diabetes.  What were we suppose to do?  Just take the words, "Your son has a life threatening illness that requires insulin injections the rest of his life...." and stick our heads in the sand?  Maybe if I didn't give a flying flip, but thats not how it was.


Kyle and I felt like it was our duty as Colton's parents to learn all the information and facts about diabetes that we could.  If that means reading every single book at our local library about diabetes, so be it.  If it means reading every single link that is clicked on, via the internet, so be it.   If it means connecting with other parents on a website like Children With Diabetes, or Facebook, well, thats what Im going to do.


I don't sit and dwell on diabetes.  I don't eat, drink, sleep and eat diabetes.  Well, wait a minute, maybe I do.  Maybe we all do.  But, WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSE TO DO??  It's not something that can be ignored.  Its a FAMILY effort.  All I have done from day one of his dx's is to educate myself and others as to what he goes through every single day.  And what we go through as his family every single day--it affects all of us.  It can't be ignored or brushed under a rug.  Its a reality in our home that someone we love and care about has an incurable disease.  Praise God he's got insulin he gets via his insulin pump.   


In short, I've decided, not to get ticked off and upset b/c some people think that I 'dwell' on my son's health.  Instead Im going to continue to blog about it.  I've been told several times, "thank you for sharing this.." in regards to previous blogs about diabetes.  And to those who say thank you, "Your Welcome!"