The Olsen Update

 This is one of the saddest posts I've had to write in some time... Two weeks ago I got a phone call from my brother in law, Brad.  He started the conversation with a little laugh and "I think your Alana has rubbed off on Reed" I was perplexed.  Oh no.  What did Alana do now?   "It looks like Reed is a type 1 diabetic too" I was floored.  I had just gone to Alana's school to give a talk on T1D, now we have another child in my husband's family who is insulin dependent. (My pancreas prop) Reed and Alana were born a year and two days apart. Reed had to go to the hospital in DKA on his tenth birthday.  It's the worst birthday present EVER!!! I felt hopeless and all I wanted to drop everything and fly out to Utah to help out.  But Alana was turning nine the next day and there was just no way I could make it happen.  So we scheduled to skype that night. While laying in his hospital bed, we talked to him, c...

(This is an old image of two of our cats.  Thought we could have some fun)

I've had a few people ask me what I want for my birthday and rather than responding to these messages one by one, I think I'll post it here for all to see.  What do I want? I want a cure for Type 1 Diabetes. I know that seems to be an odd thing to ask for. Maybe unreasonable, but even my little Alana asked for it for Christmas last year. I want my daughter to have the childhood that she once had. I want her to be free from finger pricks, site changes and getting her insu lin pump tubing stuck on door knobs. I want her to be able to pushed into the pool by her friends (with out the worries that it will kill her pump). I want her to be able to eat carbs with out counting them and indulge in chocolate and ice cream with out an injection or fear that her blood sugar will be high.  This is my simple birthday wish. Please donate to JDRF and type one diabetes research. Help us find that cure. Even if its a dollar. Every cent counts. Thanks. ♥

Please join Alana's Brave Crew as we walk and raise money for JDRF. The goal is to find a cure for Type One Diabetes. This year's theme is "The Greatest Show on Earth". That's right... It's circus themed! So we'll all be donning our best circus attire as well as our walk to cure shirts (I'll be posting soon).  Sign up today to be a walker/virtual walker . Our goal is to have everyone raise $100 each. Saturday, October 26, 2013 at Reliant Park Registration: 7:30am Walk: 9:00am

We raised $22 just by carrying Alana's Brave Crew bracelets around school today. I didn't even solicit it. They sell themselves. Starting next week Mossman  Elementary  will have them in their Student Store! How cool is that? We're also working on getting Krogar's approval to sell them in front of their store. Updates to come. We currently have kids at Clear Creek High who are selling bracelets for us. If you're interested in helping us please send me a message or post a comment here.  Thank you all for what you do.

Last week I had the importunity to photograph this amazing event. Take a look.  Tell us what you think.