Thank you everyone -- tell you what shiv, I *know* I'm a sap, but in the middle of night the Twins really did bring a tear of gratitude to my eye! I'm not sure I've ever felt as alone and terrified as the first two nights my son was in hospital with my husband, at diagnosis. Because of this board, I didn't feel that again -- for which I am so grateful.
On top of everything else, E seem to be brewing something! So he's home again. His numbers crept up a bit yesterday, and were high-ish in the night -- though *nothing* like the complete meltdown of the night before. He has a sore throat, and I've just spoken to the school -- stuff going around, apparently!
My daughter is back at school today. Yesterday they ended up bonding and watching and resting all day together, just hanging out. While he slept, she got on with playing. And then when he woke up, they watched tele etc..So she's happy to go back today, now that she knows he's okay. This has confirmed with us how very important it is to make sure that all aspects of diabetes in the family is 'gone through', as it were. When I first told her, she literally leapt to her feet, was so upset that she wanted to go straight to school and forget all about it...Even though she was crying. I made her stay and settle, and we talked later about how much better it was to see and go through rather than to push it all away.
Sigh. Now to try to pick up where I left the rest of my life two days ago...
