Type 1 Tough – A Personal Story of Perspective

It has taken several weeks for me to work up the courage to write this post. This is a very personal post, and it somehow seems fitting that as we celebrate all of our Type 1 Tough Athletes with such vigor – we also do something to raise awareness. And that we do so with honesty, revealing the very personal, very hard, very heartbreaking, extremely stressful aspects of this autoimmune disease as it feels to those of us living through it.

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#T1D STRONG | Juice Boxes, Insulin & Athletes!

Three years ago, November was just November. A cold and dreary month where I personally worried about holidays and everything else that a parent could possibly worry about it. But then, things changed. Our daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes a few short years ago and now for us, November is TYPE 1 Awareness…

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When all that Matters is Fastpitch Softball

It’s so very easy for many of us to take for granted this game that we love. For parents, players, coaches and fans of fastpitch softball – it seems as if our lives are taken over by the sport. In today’s ultra competitive world of youth sports, so many kids lock and load on one…

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