zurekgirl
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2007
I sit here in tears because the DIS never fails....
Two weeks ago my 8yr son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. We are overwhelmed (as everyone is) learning about carbs, insulin, blood sugar, highs and lows. Everyday gets better and I know, I know one day it'll be old hat.
When we found out I was (am) very positive about this with my son, we want him to still eat like a kid and act like a kid; but in my private moments I'm terrified and worried we'll never have our "old" life (obviously not to mention my concerns about major life implications for him). We are huge disney fans and I thought we'd never go again. My best friend pointed out to me that WDW is made for ALL kids and to get over myself.
After much convincing (and before the hospital bills arrived ) I convinced my hubby for us to go in the end of October so our family could do something together. I made the reservation, put down the deposit, transferred to dining and then got totally overwhelmed when I realized they don't provide carb counts. I thought we could pre plan all that out....
Then I logged on to my friends at the DIS finding more helpful information than the dining line ...I've searched some threads and know I'm not alone (THANK YOU), to check out FRIO, and my love for dole whips just grew 100% but here are my newbie questions:
Am I crazy to attempt WDW 4months after diagnosis (we're on shots and I think we will still be in October)?
What in the world do you do with Buffets?
MNSSHP good? I heard we can go to town hall and let them know and they'll help. True? (read a few treads on this - Halloween is makes my head spin)
Any other tips? We'll be doing CS and TS while there.
Thanks
Two weeks ago my 8yr son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. We are overwhelmed (as everyone is) learning about carbs, insulin, blood sugar, highs and lows. Everyday gets better and I know, I know one day it'll be old hat.
When we found out I was (am) very positive about this with my son, we want him to still eat like a kid and act like a kid; but in my private moments I'm terrified and worried we'll never have our "old" life (obviously not to mention my concerns about major life implications for him). We are huge disney fans and I thought we'd never go again. My best friend pointed out to me that WDW is made for ALL kids and to get over myself.
After much convincing (and before the hospital bills arrived ) I convinced my hubby for us to go in the end of October so our family could do something together. I made the reservation, put down the deposit, transferred to dining and then got totally overwhelmed when I realized they don't provide carb counts. I thought we could pre plan all that out....
Then I logged on to my friends at the DIS finding more helpful information than the dining line ...I've searched some threads and know I'm not alone (THANK YOU), to check out FRIO, and my love for dole whips just grew 100% but here are my newbie questions:
Am I crazy to attempt WDW 4months after diagnosis (we're on shots and I think we will still be in October)?
What in the world do you do with Buffets?
MNSSHP good? I heard we can go to town hall and let them know and they'll help. True? (read a few treads on this - Halloween is makes my head spin)
Any other tips? We'll be doing CS and TS while there.
Thanks