D-Life Experience

1. Pat the Producer and Brad the Camerman came to our house yesterday to film a segment about Type 3 diabetics (a.k.a. the caretakers) for D-Life (CNBC Sundays @ 7 pm eastern standard time).

2. Jessica and Jacob were running around, doing cartwheels, and watching Brad adjust the family room and his camera to get the best shot during my interview.

3. When all was adjusted and I was seated, Jacob chose that moment to plant himself on my lap and wouldn't budge.

4. I forced him up in my room to watch TV....he wasn't happy.

5. I had to answer the same questions a couple of times over because Jessica snuck up behind me getting in the shot, and then Jacob could be heard screaming for me.

6. I finally got through the interview, went up to get Jacob.

7. He says "Mommy, I have to throw up" and while he's dry heaving, I rush him to the bathroom where he missed me by a millimeter and nails the toilet.

8. Pat and Brad were very patient.

9. The bus drops off Brendon and Brad films him walking home. Brendon waves to the camera.

10. Brad films Brendon and I going through our normal routine of glucose checking, weighing out a snack, and dosing for it.

11. Brad films Jessica and Brendon sleigh riding down our front lawn while I'm with Jacob as he throws up in the bathroom.

12. Jeff, Jessica, and Brendon are filmed playing basketball in the backyard where Brendon becomes combative.

13. I check Brendon and he's a 45. We treat with a juice.

14. Jacob throws up in the bathroom and has 103.7 degree fever.

15. Brad films me making dinner.

16. He gets a closeup of my ragged, dry, old ladylike hands pressing buttons on the scale....damn myself for not moisturizing.

17. Brendon wants to be interviewed. Brad and Pat want his room to be a backdrop, so they head upstairs.

18. Pat tells Brad to get a shot of me plating spaghetti on scale, Brendon and I adding up dinner carbs, and the kids sitting down eating dinner.

19. Jacob throws up in the bathroom. Falls asleep.

21. I fret over my slouched, trancelike appearance during earlier interview.

21. I agree to do a roundtable discussion at the studio sometime during the Fall.