Review
"Imagine a book that is a "must read" for all people involved in the lives of children with diabetes. This includes parents, grandparents, relatives, doctors, nurses, dietitians, social workers, psychologists, child care workers, teachers, camp counselors, coaches and all significant others. No, it's not another "how to" book or a futuristic version of "Diabetes for Dummies"....The reader feels the frustration, fear, despair, anger and pain of the characters... Her (Dr. MacCracken's) sensitive understanding of family dynamics as they impact on diabetes as well as her literary skill in portraying this range of emotion make this an unforgettable book." --
Heather Dean, MD, FRCPC Diabetes Dialogue, Canadian Diabetes Association Spring 1997 "This book is a stroke of genius. Dr. MacCracken, a pediatric endocrinologist, has succeeded in writing an excellent book about diabetes in youth......What makes this book truly outstanding, however, is the fact that it is full of wisdom--wisdom which is rarely written down--wisdom that comes from working with, and learning from, children and adolescents with diabetes and their families over a period of many years. I highly recommend this book to all members of the diabetes healthcare team, to families of youth with diabetes, to diabetes camp staff and to interested coaches, teachers, and friends." -- Marcia Frank, RN, MHSc, CDE, Canadian Journal of Diabetes Care, Sept 1996
"You WILL want to read The Sun, The Rain, and The Insulin yourself and make it a part of your professional and personal library, for the need to share it WILL arise. You may even find an interested administrator anxious to read these accounts for families during their week at "Diabetes Camp", for they are real life scenarios, and they are real children in our schools. Welcome Dr. MacCracken into your practice by reading her book...I guarantee you will not be disappointed." -- Deb Ilardi RN, BSN, Editor, National Association of School Nurse Newsletter, Jan. 1997
Product Description
Here is a special book inviting the reader to experience the challenges of growing up with diabetes. It is not a diabetes manual. Though filled with information on diabetes, it reads like a novel. Six families with diabetes come alive through the sensitive and humorous writings of Dr. Joan MacCracken. We find ourselves drawn to their story. At the diabetes camp we meet Sam, a father privately struggling with his daughter's and his own diabetes, and Becky, a bitter teenager, resentful about her chronic condition. We share poignant moments as family members express their deepest concerns and frustrations about this incurable disease. Mac Cracken's book is filled with feelings because there is nothing cut-and-dried about diabetes
