Comments on: The White Deer

By: kerrie

kerrie — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:01:46 +0000

This is beautiful writing, so good I’m now in tears. I too have the thoughts about faith? Our 3 sons all attend Private catholic schools and when fletcher was diagnosed I found myself questioning faith??? Still am your words are very powerful and even though we are so far away from each others families we are walking the same path…………lets hope we will be soon on the same path receiving that cure for our children…………

By: Aleya Bamdad

Aleya Bamdad — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:05:13 +0000

This was a great read. I’m happy to see that your family is taking care of each other and you have found a way to deal with the situation in healthy, courageous and loving way. It’s also good that you’re teaching Lisa about carbs because a lot of diabetic newbies don’t have the slightest clue and then they get confused or angry with the situation. I just read such a story on http://www.powderroomgraffiti.com/shout-it/the-elephant-in-the-diabetics-room.html
Maybe it would be easier for her to have such a lesson form your family.

By: Jules Budd

Jules Budd — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:10:08 +0000

Wonderful stuff. Everything seems so tenuous at times with Diabetes and there are portents everywhere. Sometimes I catch myself taking them very seriously and then Andrew says something like “Jules, the kettle’s boiling, I can see a cup of tea on your horizon” and I laugh and it all becomes so beautifully normal and feels just how things were meant to be.
I loved your story of the deer and the issues it raised for you and your family.
Hope you are all well.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:31:02 +0000

I have to echo those who commented before me: beautiful.

D has certainly shown me a strength, courage and faith I never really knew I had before my son’s diagnosis.

By: Penny

Penny — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:10:57 +0000

Beautiful post.

‘the courage and strength we derive for ourselves’

I think that’s a piece of it, deriving it for ourselves. No one else can do it for us. We have to be the ones who forage for it, who find it through daily practice, who say to ourselves ‘I can do this again tomorrow’ when all hope seems lost. That to me is faith, the carrying on in the face of the challenge. The belief that it all happens for a reason, which may not even be known to us now.

I have 3 daughters. My 1st born has autism. My youngest has Type 1 diabetes. I have questioned ‘why.’ Why us? Why these challenges? When I look back at my life so far, I think of the people I have met, the strength I have gained and the lessons I have learned – from autism and diabetes. I would not have learned them otherwise I believe. That is how I came to faith. That in this chronic illness, it will all be well.

Your post touched me. You are a gifted writer. Thank you for posting this.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:47:52 +0000

Beautifully written Steve.