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Keep Going

Posted on 16. Nov, 2008 by .

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It’s been a while since I have blogged. So much has happened in that last few months. We moved to Meridian, Idaho in June of this year. The school has been wonderful with Mark and he has made fantastic progress. We exchanged Luke for Franklin. Luke seemed to be getting stressed out and Franklin has [...]

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Training the Sniffer

Posted on 05. Jul, 2008 by .

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I feel bad that I haven’t posted a blog in such a long time. Our family has recently moved and with everything else going on somehow blogging got moved down a little further on the priority list. However, today I was really impressed with how our Glycogen Storage Disease helper pup in training, Luke, worked [...]

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Dogs and Hypoglycemia

Posted on 12. Mar, 2008 by .

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More and more it seems evident that dogs can be trained and used to help detect hypoglycemia. This article was sent to us by our friends with Genesis Service Dogs who are helping us train Luke. The article is from Diabetes Forecast http://www.diabetes.org/uedocuments/df-dog-feature-0308.pdf

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Quality of Life with GSD 1A

Posted on 30. Dec, 2007 by .

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My last post was a little dismal with the idea of dealing with sickness during the season on top of GSD, and though it’s no picnic, this year has been a pleasant one(especially when we’ve been able to compare it with the whoppers we’ve had over the past few years). It came to my wife’s [...]

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Tis the Season to be Sickly

Posted on 02. Dec, 2007 by .

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This time of year has consistently presented challenges for our family. Having four boys under the age of six tends to expose our family to a plethora of germs and viruses, and with them being more susceptible to getting sick we of course end up fighting off various types of illness. So far this season [...]

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Glycogen Storage Disease and the Subtleties of the Brain

Posted on 11. Nov, 2007 by .

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Our family is now beginning to dive deep into the mysterious realm of the brain. Since our older boys were diagnosed with GSD 1A there has been an underlying concern for the well-being and health of their brains. It was apparent that due to multiple exposures to hypoglycemia there had been a delay and possible [...]

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A New Hope

Posted on 02. Sep, 2007 by .

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We’ve had Luke in the house for one week now and the experience has had its ups and downs. For one thing since Luke is being raised as a service dog there is much more monitoring and discipline than there otherwise would be. With the current load of 4 small boys with Glycogen Storage Disease [...]

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Being Prepared

Posted on 29. Jul, 2007 by .

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Just another small example on how the unexpected can happen and give you a sudden spook. A few nights ago we were getting the kids bathed and ready for bed. The process started out normal enough with the typical herding of kids and trying to keep our 18 month out of anything he can think [...]

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Sanctuary in Florida!

Posted on 03. Jun, 2007 by .

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Though the trip to Florida is challenging with four children under the age of 6, we come home recharged and more prepared to continue the non-stop battle of Glycogen Storage Disease. As my wife has mentioned in the previous post, we have learned and gained experience that helps us travel the country with our little [...]

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