tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post3841408673556209929..comments2024-02-04T23:52:15.227-07:00Comments on From This Point. Forward.: Managing Stress About Giving Your Kids Your Chronic Illness~Mariah~http://www.blogger.com/profile/18167493614638596254noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post-29058335629382182112017-06-07T20:18:05.388-06:002017-06-07T20:18:05.388-06:00I felt this for many years and I honestly can not ...I felt this for many years and I honestly can not say what would have happened if one of my children would have been diagnosed with diabetes. Sheryl and I almost did not marry because of diabetes (I proposed and got cold feet because I was scared that Sheryl wanted children). Then once I reconciled to the idea of having children and we had our amazing sons, I worried every day of their lives. now I worry every day of my grandchildren's lives for them. <br /><br />Now there is something I have learned over these 40+ years. It is something time has taught me and I would never have learned without time. We can wait and worry or we can live and fight. Fighting and living feels one hell of a lot better than waiting and worrying. I hope all parents with chronic illness can know that well before I learned it. Rick Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927227605885917738noreply@blogger.com