A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Last night, during a visit with a mother of a newly diagnosed 3 year old, I discovered that Chance has really changed over the last 6 months. In fact, I would say he is thriving. I showed her a photo of Chance just before his diagnosis, then I showed her one of the photos Heath shot for JDRF. I am including these photos in this post because it is remarkable. I know that part of the change is due to the fact that he is getting older, but he looks significantly more healthy now.

It felt good to help another Mom. Her name is Darcie and their son is Benjamin. We are going to bring Chance over to their home on Sunday so he can meet them and they can see his pump routine. They are in their first week, which is extremely difficult. Our heart goes out to them.

We had the boys 2 year old pediatric appointment today. Pre-diabetes, Chance was in the 10 percentile for weight. Six months into this and him being on insulin, he is now in the 25th percentile. Both Tas and Chance are staying on their trajectory for height, which is a good sign. Based on their length at this appointment, we expect the boys to be about 5'7" as adults. 

Chance continues to do well on his pump. We continue to tweak his insulin doses and test him many times a day. I believe he is a happy camper as is Tas. Chance is transitioning into the 2 year old class, which is going well. Tas will transition in a week and a half. Then, the punkins will be reunited during the day. Tas is doing amazingly well with all the change and really is an extraordinary child.