In the movie, “The Bucket List,” Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, both dying, create a wish list of things to do before they die — their “bucket list.” I got to thinking, why not create a list of what’sin my bucket now, … Read more
Hanukkah, known to most as the festival of lights, is really (at least in Israel) the festival of donuts. As a kid growing up in Jerusalem there were no Dunkin’ Donuts or other doughnut stores but every Hanukkah the city … Read more
I am four weeks away from the Tiberias Marathon and one week from tapering. This is supposed to be my peak training week in which I run 60+ miles including a 24 mile run (plus a warm up). This morning … Read more
Written in response to Amy’s post at DiabetesMine: And my thoughts become like poetry which is to say French- dipped in an illogic each line gasping grasping for its its what is it its antecedent pronouns bereaved sense sticks on … Read more
We’ve been having a rough few days. Little Adam has been sick. And yesterday Mike was hit by a terrible low just as he was on his way out to take Adam to the doctor. Fortunately, I was home to … Read more
It is always a dilemma when you, as the patient, think you know better than your health care professionals, although you recognize that they are the experts. Over the years I have found that with diabetes, no expert knows your … Read more
Dear Santa, I love that you support the diabetes community, but just so know, Blue Fridays were last month. Yours, Jess
I posted this last year on the Huffington Post but if you missed it I’m reposting it here. It makes me laugh and I’m hoping it makes you laugh too. And, humor can’t be overrated for any of life’s ills. … Read more
I’ve always been too sensitive for my own good. There are things – like animal cruelty – that upset me so deeply I try to avoid hearing or reading any stories about the subject. You can probably imagine, then, that … Read more
Since going on the pump I’ve been trying to relearn my body and the way it burns sugars while I run. I did an experiment like this once before when I was training for the 2011 Tiberias marathon (a year … Read more
