Happy Easter!

We're all well, all of us. Little Lola was the life of the party yesterday. (We ended up having all the family here as my husband's grandmother was admitted to a local hospital Friday. She's also fine & is going home today, but we lived closest to the hospital and everybody wanted to take turns visiting her throughout the day).

Lola had a little bit of a "fit" last night that was unusual in that she didn't seem like herself at all and was panicky and shaky. Then we connected it to the fact that she hadn't had much supper and it was already 8 p.m. After she ate, she was better. So we're starting to see a pattern that may indicate diabetes. My husband was adopted, but out of the very limited medical information he has, we know there was some diabetes in his biological mother's family. We're still on watch-and-wait with Lola, and basically taking extra care to make certain she eats on time, so her blood sugar never drops too low. She's incredibly thirsty these days, another sign. So it will be back to the doctor soon to run through the blood tests and see where she stands.

Part of me is fearful for her health, fretting that she's way too young to be saddled with insulin shots and regular blood-sugar testing. But overall, I am thankful that if it is juvenile-onset diabetes, modern medicine has made great strides in the last two years, and it is manageable.

Much thanksgiving today for my friend D, who was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church on Saturday night.

--Sparki