tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post5973500200349658154..comments2023-11-07T11:27:28.658-05:00Comments on Diabetesaliciousness © 2007 - 2024: The Wearing Of The Green Bracelets, Coming Home Again & Feeling Like A Butterfly ~k2http://www.blogger.com/profile/04167099133092135850noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-55299525713656872802012-07-22T11:50:26.090-04:002012-07-22T11:50:26.090-04:00Love this, K2!Love this, K2!Scott K. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881833642347872927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-29201159574956028592012-07-16T17:52:34.979-04:002012-07-16T17:52:34.979-04:00Beautiful post, k2. And I've been homesick fo...Beautiful post, k2. And I've been homesick for FFL since the minute I left.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853213615426205881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-3327215460712276732012-07-13T14:17:21.135-04:002012-07-13T14:17:21.135-04:00wonderful words, kelly! i was thrilled to be in th...wonderful words, kelly! i was thrilled to be in the minority of the orange bracelets because i know it made my kid so happy to be in the majority of the green!<br /><br />here's to more FFL in the future! :)shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895190983814591749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-76184123789645328572012-07-12T10:37:19.267-04:002012-07-12T10:37:19.267-04:00I'm your bathroom sunscreen buddy. It was gre...I'm your bathroom sunscreen buddy. It was great.to meet you. You are a great writer. And you weren't the only green bracelet at the airport. I found 2 one touch strips on the ground haha.jennyhttp://dvbikefordiabetes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-81191130861728819032012-07-12T10:31:59.685-04:002012-07-12T10:31:59.685-04:00Great post - Im certainly teary eyed for you. My f...Great post - Im certainly teary eyed for you. My family wasn't able to attend this year or the last two years. We had been in 07,08 and 09 so we are blessed with having experienced the awesomeness that is FFL. Hoping to attend ffl13. <br />This year there is so much talk of the green bracelet group. I am not a green bracelet wearer - I am orange. Two of my kids are green. I would trade bracelets with them if I could - mostly to take D from them but also because I have a slight envy of the closeness of the green bracelet club. As an orange I can only TRY to understand - I will never completely be able to feel what y'all feel (good, bad or ugly). No Im not wishing to develop D - I am very blessed to have a functioning pancreas but if I could feel and see the world through my kids eyes I would know more of how to support them. Having met so many adult pwd has certainly helped me see my kids world and we are all better for it. Thank you for such a great post.Christinahttp://www.stickwithitsugar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-5613870138359858432012-07-11T21:34:47.166-04:002012-07-11T21:34:47.166-04:00Coming home, for sure!
And being able to spot othe...Coming home, for sure!<br />And being able to spot others with the green and orange bracelets just made being all over the hotel like being in someone's home because we were all connected through those colors.<br />I love that I can 'hear' you now when I read your posts!<br />South Jersey, baby!!! ;)Denise aka Mom of Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726979027850619807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-152726369280146622012-07-11T18:46:00.404-04:002012-07-11T18:46:00.404-04:00Kelly I have been reading about FFL all week all o...Kelly I have been reading about FFL all week all over the DOC. Your post, more than any other, makes me want to go next year. I'm too busy living my life to realize how alone I must feel sometimes in a world where I am the only T1. To spend a few days surrounded by my peeps would be amazing. <br /><br />I'm glad you had such a soul-healing time there.Celinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928683745163070763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-43987964167209042352012-07-11T15:34:31.333-04:002012-07-11T15:34:31.333-04:00I think it is Alexa Fantastic. Just sayin....I think it is Alexa Fantastic. Just sayin....Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17411395744352827620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-55762731232370214622012-07-11T14:53:22.654-04:002012-07-11T14:53:22.654-04:00I really want to attend the event next year. More ...I really want to attend the event next year. More so after reading your post.<br />The only place I have ever felt part of this kind of group was at a TEDxDelMar where everything revolved around diabetes investigation but it was just a day and it ended up making me super super teary to leave the people I met behind.<br /><br />I have made it my goal to save up for my next vacations to be over there!<br />I hope I get to have the same kind of experience you had and perhaps even met you!<br />xoNictéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14396419522529894482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-26233514761182327662012-07-11T12:26:23.816-04:002012-07-11T12:26:23.816-04:00Amen, sister. Meeting you was totally a highlight ...Amen, sister. Meeting you was totally a highlight of the week, and I completely felt like I'd known you for years. Bob and I were talking last night about how rad you are. And just a note: in the picture of all the T1 adults, I have my ankles crossed because you had just said something about proper it was for ladies to sit that way . . . and then no one else crossed their ankles!<br /><br />:)Jacquiehttp://badpancreas.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-80538793500981278912012-07-11T12:23:46.789-04:002012-07-11T12:23:46.789-04:00Ok, reading this from my work computer & reali...Ok, reading this from my work computer & realizing the cwdffl hyperlink didn't take- and of course I can't fix it on my work computer - but I can " fix it" via a comment;) <br />http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/activities/orlando2012/k2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04167099133092135850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-16238484004318222302012-07-11T12:21:58.546-04:002012-07-11T12:21:58.546-04:00I so wish I could have been there. I'm going t...I so wish I could have been there. I'm going to try next year. Cross your fingers for me. :)Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108867545803896885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-88006751584691052072012-07-11T11:22:48.671-04:002012-07-11T11:22:48.671-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.FatCatAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07066683693099915727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-42419085073121161932012-07-11T11:21:10.972-04:002012-07-11T11:21:10.972-04:00Yes. It was like coming home. I loved randomly r...Yes. It was like coming home. I loved randomly running into you around this corner and that...at the pool, on the dance floor, sitting in a session.<br /><br />Thank you for being the butterfly you are. Sharing your journey is one reason I am hopeful about what the future holds for my girl!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704298016041843194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-8755242614543866752012-07-11T11:19:54.474-04:002012-07-11T11:19:54.474-04:00I know exactly how you are feeling! I went to my 1...I know exactly how you are feeling! I went to my 1st CWD in Toronto last summer (the Canadian one is only 3 days - not long enough) - and despite working as a volunteer - I still got the same feelings - proud to wear my bracelet of honor (I wish I had kept the bracelet - only have my volunteer badge still - that the kids helped decorate for me).<br />"Beep, beep - oh - you're doing a bolus for that yummy dessert - alright .... now when will we hear those words again ?"FatCatAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07066683693099915727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-21972930984209341082012-07-11T11:18:18.379-04:002012-07-11T11:18:18.379-04:00Kelly... I cried when I read your post. I loved bu...Kelly... I cried when I read your post. I loved bumping into you at Starbucks and instantly crossing the miles from first meeting into instant friendship. We had known each other through Facebook but that moment when we realized that we were "friends" turned into an impact moment for me. The laughter, the smile, the warmth in the heart and even the surprised look from the gentleman who also deserved a green bracelet... all stored away in a special memory bank of my impact moments. You are now more than just a friendly person on the computer, you are my friend. You are one of my amazing, green bracelet wearing, beautiful, inspiring friends who help me (the orange bracelet team) feel hope that my family will always have their friends for life.. their old ones and their new ones.semperwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04901231339491294113noreply@blogger.com