by Bonnie O'Neil | Oct 28, 2022 | Faith in the Journey, T1D and Caregiving, Uncategorized
If you’re like most of the world today, the question how can I manage fear lurks stealthily in the shadows of daily life. Between pandemic, worldwide recession, and threat of global war, every day offers up sufficient opportunity to flex our fear muscles. Onto these...
by Bonnie O'Neil | May 4, 2021 | Faith in the Journey
So much to worry about This past year has offered us plenty to worry about. The threat of COVID-19 has moved in closer as friends and family members have fallen ill, and in some cases lost their lives, to this strange new virus. The pandemic has interrupted our...
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 | Mar 19, 2020 | Faith in the Journey
The news cycles spin faster and faster as our lives come grinding to a halt. Life as we knew it has shifted and we wait, gazing with fear into the vast unknown. Pandemic is no longer “out there.” It has moved in close and is “right here.” Our lives have taken on a new...
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...