When my son, Griffin (now 3), was diagnosed with T1 at 18 months, I was devastated. I had seen ten years of T1 complications in my mil who died at age 53. I knew intellectually That treatment for T1 is better now than it was then, but it really felt like an emotional kick in the teeth. It was a very bad year for our family, since the company that my husband worked for closed up shop 3 days before Griffin's diagnosis.

I work full-time as an immunology researcher, though not directly with diabetes.

We're getting an Australian Labradoodle puppy to train as a Diabetes Alert dog. He/she is due to arrive on December 19th!

Kirsten

Wife of Peter T2
Mother to
Cooper (9) nonD
Griffin (4) dx 5/05