Our son, Caleb, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in 2021. Caleb has always been a busy kid, playing rugby, football, wrestling, track and field, and as a member of the Robotics Team at his school. So, when he started to show strange symptoms in the last week of January 2021, we were all really concerned. It started with him always seeming to be tired, thirsty, incredibly winded, and even struggling to walk normal distances. 

On January 31st, 2021, I took to Caleb to the ER where he was later rushed to Children’s Hospital via ambulance, admitted and diagnosed with T1D. Our world changed in an instant.