by Bonnie O'Neil | May 22, 2020 | T1D and Caregiving
When my son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age five, I thought the greatest fear in managing my child’s T1D would be injecting him with insulin. I would soon discover there were far greater fears awaiting me as his caregiver. “What if his blood sugar...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Feb 4, 2020 | T1D and Caregiving
I was no stranger to T1D when my son was diagnosed with the disease at age five. My sister has been living with T1D since she was sixteen years old, and my brother died as he was being diagnosed with the disease when he was just eight years old. I was born eighteen...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Feb 5, 2019 | T1D and Caregiving
I have been surrounded by loved ones affected by type 1 diabetes (T1D) my entire life—first as a sister, and then as a mother. And while raising a child with T1D has certainly given me a front-row seat to the challenges of managing this complicated disease, it was...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Nov 12, 2018 | T1D and Caregiving
The rain fell in continuous sheets that week, as it had for most of the summer and early autumn. Every day I checked the weather report, wondering if this would be the first year we would walk in the rain at the annual JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes. But Walk Day...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Aug 29, 2018 | T1D and Caregiving
This photo has stood sentry on my dressing table for as long as I can remember. It’s one of those cheesy shopping mall photos – the Christmas tree isn’t real, but the smiles on my boys’ faces certainly are. In the eyes of the one, I see the strength and...
by Bonnie O'Neil | May 25, 2018 | T1D and Caregiving
I had walked underneath this tree countless times over the years. On every daily neighborhood walk with my trusted four-footed friend. Every Sunday afternoon walk with my husband. Every walk with my daughter, lacrosse stick in hand, ball bouncing. Never...