Comments on: Big Dreams Gone…Just Gone

By: Traci

Traci — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:57:47 +0000

Reading this post and all of these comments just breaks my heart. My son was diagnosed type 1 in May of ‘08. He’s 10 now and he also wants to serve in our military, the Marines being his first choice. He’s convinced that he will be able to when the time comes. I took him to a recruiting place just so he could talk to an officer and it nearly broke my heart when the officer told us that you have to have your diabetes under ‘control’ with no need for insulin for 3 yrs in order to be considered. Obviously he was talking about type 2…even Kyle understood this. I just hope and pray for a cure……..this is a rotten disease : ( I would like to thank the person who mentioned becoming a police officer……that’s definitely something to look into.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:49:43 +0000

Maybe it was meant to be man. I’m not a Diabetic but i am a hypoglycemic. It’s a horrible thing to have your dream taken away from you and i’m sorry. My friend just came back from Iraq with no legs from a roadside bomb. How do you think he feels getting up everyday looking and seeing no legs. He has to live the rest of his life like that. So look at the things you have and don’t regret anything in your life. Never give up either and if the military is what you want then go for it 100%. Good luck and hold on there will be a cure soon.

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Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:12:09 +0000

[...] that I’ve made in the last year and a half, I think the one that gets the most traffic is my Big Dreams Gone…Just Gone post. In that entry I talk about my dreams of being a fighter pilot in the Air Force and how that [...]

By: Michelle Rago

Michelle Rago — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:53:45 +0000

Just this past weekend, I attended a conference in Toronto by Childrenwithdiabetes.com. George Canyon, the Canadian country singer was there. He has Type 1 diabetes. I run the elementary school children sessions. He addressed them and told them he had always wanted to be a pilot and in the Air Force. He told them to NEVER GIVE UP ON THEIR DREAMS. He was recently made an honorary colonel in the Air Force and has been to Iraq three times to meet the troops. He wears his dog tags with pride and has even flown a plane. We may not all be George Canyon, but he extolled the children not to give up on their dreams.

Michelle

P.S. To view my dream of photographing children with Type 1 diabetes around the world, please go to

http://www.nameyourdreamassignment.com/the-ideas/Michelle/insulin-is-not-a-cure-for-children-with-type-1-diabetes/

And if you are so inclined, please vote for me. I have two children with diabetes.

By: joann

joann — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:43:07 +0000

Just had my nephew diagnosed with Type1 Diabetes who dreamed of being a pilot. Now his dream is shattered and I don’t know what to tell him. Any suggestions?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:09:13 +0000

For those who have dreams of joining the military but cannot due to diabetes, there are many ways to still serve your country. Look into your local law enforcement agencies to see if they are hiring. I know many police officers, corrections officers, paramedics, federal agents, probation officers and even firefighters who have diabetes. Law Enforcement is an exciting and wonderful way to serve your country. Not all law enforcement agencies will accept diabetics but many still do. Check it out.

By: Neil

Neil — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:45:04 +0000

hey I just got a job offer with norfolk southern…its a railway. Now I have to go to get my physical…Im in good shape other than being diabetic…do I have to disclose this info and can they discriminate? I would be a conductor if that helps….

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:53:13 +0000

I was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 10. I’m 17 now and am still looking for away around diabetes into the Coast Guard (since none of the other branches will take me for sure), though still unsuccesful in finding one. Why aren’t people who want to give their lives for their country given a chance to give it willingly.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:46:16 +0000

Hi Jacob,

I’m so sorry that you were diagnosed with diabetes. It really just breaks my heart when people find this entry because their dreams were taken from them just as mine were.

Hang in there,
Courtney

By: Jacob Eubanks

Jacob Eubanks — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:15:06 +0000

I found this through a google search also.
I am 17 and just Diagnosed with T1 in the last month. I have wanted to join the marines since I was 12. I feel your pain.