Mommy can't fix it

By Rhonda W. Fuselier

Subjects: Care, Parental grief, Case studies, Diseases in twins, Diabetes in children, Parents of chronically ill children, Popular works, Chronically ill children, Personal narratives

Description: In 2012, the author's young twin son was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes. The family was catapulted into a strange new world of dealing with a chronic disease, along with the accompanying emotions. When her second twin son was also diagnosed a few months later, this mother had to contend with caring for two diabetic children while traveling through the stages of grief related to it. This story details her journey through the emotions and learning to deal with this disease.