What in the world I am doing here?

Friends, (If you are a passer-through, thanks for stopping by!)

As I stare at this blank page, I think...What do I have to say that someone might want to read? What I am supposed to write? What in the world I am doing here? Here being, starting a blog.

No one asks to be on a battlefield -- let alone in the battle against Type 1 Diabetes.  I mean  no one.  Yet, I am here.  J is here. My family is here, and because we are -- at diagnosis and now -- my commitment to myself and them was and is that we will fight - and LIVE with this disease.

Many of you have said what a difference and a help my posts on social media have been to you -- it is because of your encouragement -- I decided to take those posts to the next level -- this blog.

My first or technically second disclaimer, but probably not my last -- I have no idea what I am doing.  What I do know is that I am not alone, and if you are on the battlefield, you aren't either.  Educate and Advocate -- those are two words I say a lot -- two words I believe in with all my heart.  If one person is better off because I spoke, wrote, or said something -- then it's worth it.  See already another disclaimer -- I don't like spell check, and my brain sometimes is very, very busy.  I have a lot I want to share, and my fingers just don't keep up.  I will do my best, but please extend a blanket of forgiveness for typos and sentence structure, now and forever.

Back to what in the heck am I supposed to say here?  I don't know, but I am sure as the days unfold, things will come to me.  Please feel free throw out an idea, a question, a comment.  Someone recently asked me to share our care management strategy for night time --perhaps that will be first blog. (technically second)

Before that..let me simply paint a snapshot of who we are.

We are "The TN Bahn Bunch," "Amy, Stuart, and a whole bunch of kids," "A Crazy Hockey and Soccer Family"  Okay, enough of the name calling..except we are also a family in need of an updated picture...

From (L) to (R)...J who is now almost 14, L is 15.5, G is close to 17, Stuart and Amy (not saying ages) and K (AKA Princess of three brothers...born on Christmas day..really..and she is 12)  Oh yes...Reno, Our Diabetic Alert Dog.

I will probably only write this once -- so pay attention -- Four kids -- all healthy, one happens to be LIVING with T1D.  J=Joshua, L=Lucas, G=Gabriel and K=Katie.  J was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1d) a little over three years ago when he was in the fifth grade.  He uses an insulin pump, a CGM, and has a DAD.  I will keep them all (having just had 7 snow days...in a row...You know I must REALLY love them).

So there you have it.  Us in a two paragraph blurb.

What's next?  Let's discover that together.  I am glad you have read this far -- thanks.  I am excited to see what I can learn from you -- and what I am able to share here.  Please check back often...The website is filled with some awesome links, and I will be adding to it as worthwhile things come across my desk. For now, if we aren't connected on FB, send me a friend request. (Amy Cramer Bahn)  You can also see what Reno is up to on his page -- Reno The Diabetic Alert Dog.  As the days go on...it is my goal to merge all things diabetes here...in one spot..for you and for me.  

~Amy~