This may be my favorite picture of Braeden ever taken.
I have slowly learned more and more about this disease as I've read his mom's blog about her family - much of which has to do with caring for a child with diabetes. It is unbelievable to me how much she and her husband know about treating diabetes, and I swear she should be a doctor by now. Braeden now wears not only an insulin pump around his little waist, but now also has a Continuous Glucose Monitoring system (CMG monitor) that will alarm if there are rapid changes to his blood sugar. The CMG helps keep his diabetes under control and has cut down on the number of finger pricks he has to endure. I remember seeing him need to get his finger pricked and not think about it for a second. No little kid should ever have to get use to just sticking their hand in the air for their parents to prick them and check their blood sugar. Braeden's brother doesn't have diabetes, so he always has to hide his snacks and sweets from Braeden. I remember his mom making him go behind the cabinets one year at Christmas to eat his cookies and then we all had to hide the bowls of candy, plates of cookies, and Grandma's chocolate cake so Braeden didn't get upset. Here is a picture of Braeden with his pump and CMG - it looks like a fanny pack to me. But if anyone can pull it off he can.
So that brings me to the title of this post. Braeden's Bunch is the team name for the team that Braeden's mom organizes for the East Tennessee JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes. Last year my mom and I made the trip up to Tennessee and I have to say that weekend was one of my favorites of the year. So we're going again, and this year we're bringing my little brother too. I am already so excited to see my family, Braeden and his equally cute brother. I have set up a page for donations for the walk and would love you guys even more if you would donate to JDRF and help find a cure. I mean come on, look at that cute little face!
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