Join the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) for a free, interactive session on “getting through every day” and reclaiming “balance” in your life. The Parents Empowering Parents (P.E.P.) Talk will be held on Saturday, May 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the DRI on the Miller School of Medicine campus. Space is limited, and reservations are mandatory. RSVP by Monday, May 10 at 1-800-321-3437 or [email protected].
Meet with other parents and talk about:
• Coping with the “new normal” after diagnosis
• Empowerment — children, family, friends, medical team
• Discovering resources — Internet, technology, support group, education
• Meeting new challenges — school, sleepovers, camp, puberty, college, life
• Communication with humor and empathy
• Managing marriage — there are Saturday nights after diagnosis
• Problem solving — Emotions: the Missing Link
Program faculty will include Wendy Satin Rapaport, Ilene Vinikoor, Carol Nudelman Blumberg, and Kellie Rodriguez.