YAY! for summer time! warm weather, pools, ice cream, beaches and other fun things happen during the summer. Ash had a seemingly good school year. We had some ups and downs related to T1D, A hurdle that I am sure we are not over yet. We got a full time nurse at her school so no more changing of nurses every week!!! A lot has changed from the first day of school photo below. She no longer wants to be a computer technician, she now wants to be a veterinarian and save animals, she has gotten taller, I am sure she will be my height or taller in the near future! LOL
Ashleigh said good by to 4th grade and will be a 5th grader in August!
We kicked off our summer by attending the JDRF gala in May, that was lots of fun!! I think the biggest highlight of summer so far has been the event were Ashleigh got to meet American Ninja Warrior Kyle Cochran! What an awesome experience and he was such a nice guy! The event was held near Stanford university, Kyle came out to do obstacle courses with the kids and talk to them about how he was the first American Ninja Warrior to be public about having T1D during the event! He was so inspirational to all the kids, he told them they are not different and that they can do anything they put there mind to!, yes they have to check there sugars and if they don't feel well, take a break, check and correct the issue and then get back out there. Ash had a lot of fun despite it being super hot and her feeling weak, she drank lots of water, cooled off and got back out on the field to enjoy the obstacles, she even challenged Kyle to see if he could be her time on the obstacles!
Here is a collage from that day:
Ashleigh will be attending Bearskin Meadow camp in the beginning of July, a camp for children and teens with T1D. As She is super excited to go to camp, I have my fears. I worry if she will be okay, she has never been this far away for 8 days! What if her pump malfunctions, what if her Dexcom stops working. I rely on her Dexcom and pump so much, I know she we will in good hands with all the staff that will be at camp. Another update, Ash and I have a family interview next week for her to get a service dog! This is definitely the next chapter in our T1D journey!, we are beyond excited for this opportunity as this is another way for Ash to have more independence! The fist step is the family interview and then they will keep her involved by letting her come and walk the dogs and bathe them. I can't wait to update about how the interview was and how camp was! Ashleigh's 10th Birthday is coming up, my baby girl will be the big 1-0!!
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