Comments on: The power of taking “No” and making it work (advice during the week of the Children’s Congress letters) http://www.despitediabetes.com/the-power-of-taking-no-and-making-it-work-advice-during-the-week-of-the-childrens-congress-letters/ Moira McCarthy, JDRF volunteer & outreach speaker, shares her experience & advice on the highs & lows of raising a child with Type 1 diabetes Fri, 17 May 2013 19:14:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Anonymous http://www.despitediabetes.com/the-power-of-taking-no-and-making-it-work-advice-during-the-week-of-the-childrens-congress-letters/#comment-15248 Anonymous Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:05:52 +0000 http://despitediabetes.com/?p=924#comment-15248 Hi Moria,

I just read this and cried, and then read it to my husband and cried, and then sent it to friends who got the “no” letter and cried! Carson and our family ARE extremely humbled and grateful that the “cards lined up” in our favor! This is such an insightful article and will be helpful to those friends who wonder why they didn’t get “in”. Thank you for this fine and encouraging piece of work!!! Fondra Magee

]]> By: Moira http://www.despitediabetes.com/the-power-of-taking-no-and-making-it-work-advice-during-the-week-of-the-childrens-congress-letters/#comment-1913 Moira Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:29:29 +0000 http://despitediabetes.com/?p=924#comment-1913 I look forward to meeting you and your daughter!

]]> By: Pat http://www.despitediabetes.com/the-power-of-taking-no-and-making-it-work-advice-during-the-week-of-the-childrens-congress-letters/#comment-1910 Pat Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:45:06 +0000 http://despitediabetes.com/?p=924#comment-1910 so happy to have read this article. We went thru the disappointment twice, only once was daughter old enough to understand. This year she was chosen & we were very sensitive to how our friends that had applied & heard no would feel. Told them privately before putting on FB. I have shared this as well – great read….thanks.

]]> By: Sara http://www.despitediabetes.com/the-power-of-taking-no-and-making-it-work-advice-during-the-week-of-the-childrens-congress-letters/#comment-1823 Sara Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:20:58 +0000 http://despitediabetes.com/?p=924#comment-1823 In my job I tell people to “go for the no” all the time. But you remind me how important it is to think about what that “no” means if you actually get it.

]]> By: Robin http://www.despitediabetes.com/the-power-of-taking-no-and-making-it-work-advice-during-the-week-of-the-childrens-congress-letters/#comment-1780 Robin Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:02:11 +0000 http://despitediabetes.com/?p=924#comment-1780 Very well said. I wish I could have read this 2 years ago when we got that “no” letter.

]]> By: Kristin http://www.despitediabetes.com/the-power-of-taking-no-and-making-it-work-advice-during-the-week-of-the-childrens-congress-letters/#comment-1775 Kristin Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:54:49 +0000 http://despitediabetes.com/?p=924#comment-1775 Thanks for putting this one avenue for participation in perspective! We haven’t applied (yet) – Luke’s too young – but someday we will, and I agree entirely that 99.9% of kids deserve to go. I’ve been blown away by the poise and relentless, upbeat energy of all the T1 kids and adults I’ve met who advocate, whether as camp counselors, activists, supports to us “T3″ parents. All amazing people.

]]> By: Wendy http://www.despitediabetes.com/the-power-of-taking-no-and-making-it-work-advice-during-the-week-of-the-childrens-congress-letters/#comment-1768 Wendy Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:17:07 +0000 http://despitediabetes.com/?p=924#comment-1768 Thanks for this post…I think?

I’ve been assuming we weren’t selected because January has come and gone without a letter. I accepted it. I prepared for it. I was ready to talk to my daughter about it.

Now you’re telling me the letters should be arriving this week?

YIKES!

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