Walk a Mile in Her Shoes

While diabetes is not a disease any one wants to have, it is a manageable disease than people can LIVE with… except in this sad case of a family who decided their daughter’s illness was instead a spiritual test… for me this story reminds me of how fragile Charlotte and Kaelyn are… anytime they get sick and their blood sugars are impacted, there health is in serious jeopardy… diabetic ketoacidosis is a life-threatening condition and one my sister and sister-in-law take VERY seriously… it’s sad to think that in this case this little girl (11 years old) did not have to die… she could have been treated, could have rebound and learned to live with her disease… yes, there are issues of religious freedom being debated here, but for me this is a story of the seriousness and fragility of the disease and just makes me sad. I’m keeping my eye on the diabetes blogosphere… curious what others will think.