tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post4204315003553855961..comments2023-09-18T10:25:26.878-05:00Comments on A Shot in the Dark: Our TellsSandra Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664436447708465809noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-73875365686981344742008-02-21T01:49:00.000-06:002008-02-21T01:49:00.000-06:00Jimmy-I really hope you're right about Joseph's at...Jimmy-<BR/><BR/>I really hope you're right about Joseph's attitude. :-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading-- and for the very kind words.<BR/><BR/>Chris-<BR/><BR/>I'll definitely tell him.<BR/><BR/>And hey-- I would love it if we all got to meet. I'll bet Evan and Emma would have a blast together. :-)Sandra Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664436447708465809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-22123379115413873852008-02-19T20:43:00.000-06:002008-02-19T20:43:00.000-06:00Sandra: Your Joseph is an amazing dude. (make su...Sandra: Your Joseph is an amazing dude. (make sure you tell him i said that!)<BR/>By the sounds of it you have nothing to worry about when it comes to him holding his own.It is nice to see that the vulnerability that i see emma flanked with will eventually dissipitate because of what i heard here. I may have read into this post a different way than you wrote it. But that is the beauty of thisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00788604201777909431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-59544800389751882912008-02-17T12:44:00.000-06:002008-02-17T12:44:00.000-06:00I just read your story this morning and loved it. ...I just read your story this morning and loved it. I like Josephs attitude and feel he and you both are going to do just fine. My wife always says to me that she can tell when my sugar is low by the way I hold my mouth and needless to say she is right 99 times out of 100, when I was a kid Mom would always seem to know when to get me a snack, I bet that same "Tell" was there then.<BR/><BR/>Kids canJimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-20590295829316065452008-02-15T16:42:00.000-06:002008-02-15T16:42:00.000-06:00My son has said the same thing to several of his c...My son has said the same thing to several of his classmates. It's a relief to know he's not the only one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-46227132579527999552008-02-15T13:02:00.000-06:002008-02-15T13:02:00.000-06:00My daughter usually calls me when I am on the trai...My daughter usually calls me when I am on the train coming home from work. I can tell immediately when she's low by the sound of her voice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-26793505336920462252008-02-15T08:09:00.000-06:002008-02-15T08:09:00.000-06:00Donna,I agree. Though it really scares me sometim...Donna,<BR/><BR/>I agree. <BR/><BR/>Though it really scares me sometimes when I see these tells, ask him to test, and Joseph insists that he's fine.<BR/><BR/>Because most people don't see them. They just think he's being funny.<BR/><BR/>Paige-<BR/><BR/>Back when Katrina happened, I had nightmares about exactly the situation you describe.<BR/><BR/>Still do every once in a while.<BR/><BR/>Storing Sandra Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664436447708465809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-45910549051222945162008-02-14T20:39:00.000-06:002008-02-14T20:39:00.000-06:00Sandra, facing those fears...I am afraid to even p...Sandra, facing those fears...I am afraid to even put them into words sometimes. I have horribly cataclysmic thoughts about a disaster or global emergency or even weather situation somehow seperating us from a source of insulin. I am always trying to figure out what I would do "if xyz happened."Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333101175027326658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-320380722768499702008-02-14T17:50:00.000-06:002008-02-14T17:50:00.000-06:00Sandra,My tell has always been my eyes. My mom cou...Sandra,<BR/>My tell has always been my eyes. My mom could always tell that way. Even though it's not very fun, at least you know his tells. And that's a good thing.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03072030400404976772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-81794503400275578382008-02-14T17:36:00.000-06:002008-02-14T17:36:00.000-06:00Jillian-Definitely motherly worry-- when Joseph ma...Jillian-<BR/><BR/>Definitely motherly worry-- when Joseph made that comment about someone figuring out how to work his pump, he gave voice to one of my earliest and worst fears about pumping.<BR/><BR/>It's comforting to know that he's not the only one to say outrageous things to people about his pump...<BR/><BR/>Kendra-<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your perspective-- and the airport example.<BR/><Sandra Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664436447708465809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-91398868386819905882008-02-14T15:45:00.000-06:002008-02-14T15:45:00.000-06:00Riley's "tell" is his eyes. I can't describe what...Riley's "tell" is his eyes. I can't describe what they look like, but when he's low they look different.Penny Ratzlaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368479901015692591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-5278812076330755922008-02-14T14:51:00.000-06:002008-02-14T14:51:00.000-06:00I can relate to having a "tell". When I was a kid...I can relate to having a "tell". When I was a kid spending the night at my best friend's house, her mom would always say that my eyes looked different when I was low. <BR/><BR/>And although it probably doesn't make the worry go away, it seems like Joseph is well prepared to handle himself, his diabetes, and his pump. (I've been a reader for awhile, don't know if I've ever commented.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-10649530669679447552008-02-14T12:58:00.000-06:002008-02-14T12:58:00.000-06:00Although spreading misinformation doesn't exactly ...Although spreading misinformation doesn't exactly help clear the air about diabetes, it might cause Joseph's classmates to treat him and his disease with a little more respect, to hassle him LESS . . . the only reason I say that is because I have told "white lies" when it comes to my pump in order to lessen the hassle of explaining it to people who A) don't care and/or B) don't have the time to Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01593303370189898855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-44065844922099437012008-02-14T12:24:00.000-06:002008-02-14T12:24:00.000-06:00Oh that motherly worry, I think it's going to be o...Oh that motherly worry, I think it's going to be okay. I've said crazy stuff like that to people (including my adult relatives) before, but I don't tell my mom about it. You caught him in a low confession!Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.com