This story isn't ending...
The last time I blogged, Hunter was 10 years of age. He had turned double digits and was writing history with his tremendous recovery. Insert a Diabetes diagnosis in the fall of 2021, a pandemic that left us in fear for his medical stability, as well as isolation from family and friends to keep him safe. We encountered some who didn't understand or support our decisions, and unfortunately, those friendships did not withstand the test of the unknown. However, within our small bubble of a city, we did solidify who truly stood by our family and were still there when the vaccinations were approved for all, the masks started to fade, and we slowly re-entered the social realm of the world. My dad passed away this year. He was only 73, and he died after a 3 week stay in the ICU. I still can't quite comprehend his death and the permanency of it- is he really gone? I have been walking through the stages of grief and although I have never lost a parent befo
