Amy will never forget that day, the phone call and the long drive.  He was only 5 years old.  He had been manifesting the signs of Type 1 Diabetes, and the two signs that stuck out most were frequent urination and extreme, unquenchable thirst.  It was a Saturday morning.  It was game day.

With gear in tow the Little Leaguer drove off with his dad and brothers for his T-ball game while Amy drove off towing a heavy heart and a cup of his urine to be tested for glucose at his pediatrician’s office.  She had called the pediatrician’s office earlier that morning to express her concerns. The office at first discouraged her from coming, stating that his thirst could be caused by the extreme summer heat, and that his doctor was not in the office that weekend. Amy explained that her heart and mind could not rest, and waiting until Monday was not an option. So she drove on, all the time hoping she was wrong and that she was just wasting her time rather than enjoying watching her son’s T-ball game.