School starts tomorrow. I can't wait for Tori to get back into school so we know her daytime diabetes management is in good hands again. Summer daycare has been, oh, a little less than optimal in managing her diabetes. There was a teacher there that did pretty decent with it, but when she wasn't there, and after she left to move to greener pastures the staff that remained was not quite up to speed on things... lets just say there were a few missed meal boluses and leave it at that.
Now, her school on the other hand has a full time nurse on staff, a vice principal whose brother is diabetic, and a principal that is absolutely on board and willing to step up and do testing. What more could we ask for in a school?
We didn't ask, but here's what we got anyway:
A nurse who not only trains all staff that will be involved in Tori's daily life at school, but also works with them until they are comfortable with the routine. She's always on top of Tori's care even when the teacher's are handling things well.
A kindergarten teacher who went out of her way, even after being diagnosed with breast cancer herself, to make Tori's first year of school to be not a first year of school for a little girl who was different from the other children, but the first year of school for a little girl like any other little girl. Did she stop there? No! She went out of her way at the end of the school year to personally approach the first grade teacher who she felt would be the best possible candidate to continue Tori's education and diabetes care, and recruit her.
School starts tomorrow. I can't wait for Tori to get back into school...
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Good for her! I'm so happy to hear she's got so much support through school =) When I was in school, I was on my own. No nurse, no "special help" from teachers...it was actually quite scary. Good luck with her school year =D
Thank you, we need all the luck we can get.
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