A little about My Family and me.

[Crystal Gail Thompson]

I am a 31 year old that is married to Patrick and we have two kids. Dylan 12 years old has Type 1 Diabetes and Alexis 9 years old. Dylan was diagnosed August 23, 2003 the day after my 26th birthday. I really didn't know how to react. I was scared and upset. I was putting blame on myself. As I was being a total mess, my son is taking it as if nothing was wrong. He was acting like an adult when the adults were acting like kids. I was alone at the time. My husband was a truck driver at the time and was in Canada when I found out. He quit his job that day and came home the next day. We went through a major struggle as far as finances and not really knowing what we were dealing with. We didn't have insurance and didn't have any medical coverage of any kind. By 2004 my son was in deep depression because everyone at school was treating him as if he had something they could catch. The teachers were even shoving him in a coner in the classroom and wouldn't associate with him at all. I ended up looseing the job I had at the time because the school was calling me everyday telling me to come pick him up he was sick, or he needed a shot and they wouldn't give it to him. My son DKA'd at school three times that year because of they didn't want to take care of him. I was even told by the principal of the school that she was not his mother and she did not have to take care of him. I went balistic! I threatened the school with a law suite and then I got to thinking about the effect on Dylan later if I did get a lawyer. So needless to say I didn't. I fought one on one with the school and the teachers and got it were the school did have to take care of him and made the teachers and principal take classes on diabetes and had my Doctor write letters explaining that they did have to take care of him they didn't have a choice. I felt that I accomplished something. I was proud of myself at that time.

The only thing I regret is that my daughter felt like he was the only one that matters because of all that we had to go through with him. I think we have fixed that now, we have done alot for her as well, not for an illness because she is healthy as anyone can be, but we have showed her that we do care and that we listen to her and we try to give her as much as we can and we try not to spoil either of our kids considering we don't have much I think we are doing good.

As of today we are doing great. The school is getting better with Dylan. We are getting back on our feet. I went from working at a hospital in medical records to working in a cafe as a cook and my husband went from being a truck driver to a supervisor over a sanding department at a furniture shop and a cook at the same cafe that I work at. We are happy and goes to show anyone that you can work through anything it may take a while but it can be done.


I wrote this just so who ever reads this understands that you can overcome any obstacle it may take some time but can be done.

[Crystal Gail Thompson]

Thank you jbeeny I may need to take you up on that phone call some day!!!

[jbeeny]

keep the faith..... if you ever want to talk to vent just call me at 860 8298261// i have had diabetic for over 48 years... at at 13 //// gone thru alot... but never ever let anyone make me feel bad... no one cares except the dr..... just remember this ... so call me if you like joann beeny