“My oldest son was diagnosed last week at the age of 9 with type 1. I never knew strength until sitting in the hospital watching him take in his new life. He was confident and positive and reassured us everything was going to be okay. That it wasn’t a disease it was something else that made him unique and special. People kept asking me if I was devastated which of course I was at first. But how can you be devastated when the person it is affecting most is positive and calm. Our new family mantra is “things could always be worse”. I think those are wonderful words to live by!”