tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447616466609407724.post6554379382124842809..comments2023-05-01T04:14:53.954-04:00Comments on Natural Born Cyborg: Meeting in absentia...Virtuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537029766728534734noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447616466609407724.post-43294628704420759832010-12-09T10:58:38.084-05:002010-12-09T10:58:38.084-05:00It really is very difficult to describe the feelin...It really is very difficult to describe the feeling when in Dr. Banting's bedroom. Its as though time stops, nothing else in the world matters and so many emotions surface to an overwhelming feeling of gratitude and sadness. <br /><br />My son, Justin Goossens (now 12 years old) was diagnosed with diabetes when he was just 14 months old on May 13, 1999. It was so scary to see his little body becoming weak and thin but relieving and devastating when the source of his illness was discoverd. He has his moments, few and far between, when living with Diabetes frustrates him and he breaks down, but I can say he is a very strong, positive, and excellent role model to anyone living with or without Diabetes. I love you Justin... wish I could trade you pancreas' and relieve you of your daily struggles.Cari Goossenshttp://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=655935019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447616466609407724.post-2760065557809214352010-06-14T08:26:20.002-04:002010-06-14T08:26:20.002-04:00I keep this link to your blog piece on my facebook...I keep this link to your blog piece on my facebook wall and return to it once in a great while. My son just graduated from college and thanks to Dr. Banting he is sleeping down the hall from me. Thank you for your poignant piece, and thank you Dr. Banting for acting on and pursuing that late night thought all those years ago. Forever grateful....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447616466609407724.post-31193453831011333842010-01-19T20:27:46.729-05:002010-01-19T20:27:46.729-05:00Thanks for posting this. You really made feel that...Thanks for posting this. You really made feel that I was there.meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217152983030885746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447616466609407724.post-14658698626050652882010-01-19T16:02:59.755-05:002010-01-19T16:02:59.755-05:00Thank you for taking me through the museum through...Thank you for taking me through the museum through your eyes, I wanted to cry! I wanted to cry with the mother who cried one last tear. I wanted to hug you! It takes a lot of strength not to hate something that takes a to on you mentally and physically! I commend you for letting go of it. You were dx'd with diabetes on my birthday. Next year I'll be celebrating my life and your diabetes anniversary. Excellent post. Now, I want to visit the musuem (sp)Cherisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04574128012078383850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447616466609407724.post-89323091292297142572010-01-19T15:58:41.304-05:002010-01-19T15:58:41.304-05:00Thank you for this post. It was beautiful. It is...Thank you for this post. It was beautiful. It is just what I needed right now. I have three boys with type 1. Sometimes I need a little bump to be grateful for what I have.<br />Thanks for the bump. :)Merihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752883120541646427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447616466609407724.post-51514120162932006552010-01-15T11:20:35.191-05:002010-01-15T11:20:35.191-05:00Beautiful post. As a cousin of Dr. Banting, I am s...Beautiful post. As a cousin of Dr. Banting, I am so honoured by the work and generosity of Frederick (my grandfather used to go to church with him as a boy back in Alliston). We are so proud of his discovery and insistence on sharing the achievement with his team as well as ensuring that insulin would be available to all who needed it. I hope that his work is complete by a cure soon.Larissa Bantinghttp://www.weddingscostarica.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447616466609407724.post-91518666830667866802010-01-13T22:59:40.456-05:002010-01-13T22:59:40.456-05:00It will be 33 years in March. Dr. Banting, I SO ow...It will be 33 years in March. Dr. Banting, I SO owe you! Thank you for being part of God's plan for extending my life.tMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16315834737282319377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447616466609407724.post-36117942636661818122010-01-13T17:58:25.631-05:002010-01-13T17:58:25.631-05:0025 years for me. Thanks, Dr. Banting and thank yo...25 years for me. Thanks, Dr. Banting and thank you for a wonderfully inspiring post. :)Kellys Blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06072707679041469084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447616466609407724.post-3986478502136441162010-01-10T15:32:30.018-05:002010-01-10T15:32:30.018-05:00This is a fantastic post, V. Thanks for sharing.
...This is a fantastic post, V. Thanks for sharing.<br />-StampiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447616466609407724.post-23949212057908885802010-01-09T14:05:13.365-05:002010-01-09T14:05:13.365-05:00Thank you Dr. Banting for saving my grandsons life...Thank you Dr. Banting for saving my grandsons life. CharlotteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447616466609407724.post-8117499153508925282010-01-09T10:57:04.639-05:002010-01-09T10:57:04.639-05:00Wow. Great writing, capturing not only some of the...Wow. Great writing, capturing not only some of the haunting history but also connecting it to yourself and ALL of us. I want to make the trip myself, now. Thank you for this. And, of course, to Dr. Banting, thank you for giving me the chance to live a life I wouldn't have known without your work and inspiration. Thank you.Michael Hoskinshttp://thecornerboothcc.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447616466609407724.post-25226556034306958442010-01-09T09:33:40.308-05:002010-01-09T09:33:40.308-05:00Beautifully haunting-Thank-you for sharing your ex...Beautifully haunting-Thank-you for sharing your experience with us.<br />And Dr. B, 32 years and I'm still here-Thanks for saving me, my father, my sisters, my nephew, my two aunts, my cousins,& all of my friends with the big D.<br />I'm forever grateful.<br />Kelly Kk2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04167099133092135850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447616466609407724.post-10990832349362783102010-01-09T03:44:39.760-05:002010-01-09T03:44:39.760-05:00Beautiful post. Thank you. My now 22 yr old is abo...Beautiful post. Thank you. My now 22 yr old is about to celebrate his 21st year with type 1. I too am so grateful for the discovery of insulin. Looking forward to sharing your words with many patents of children with diabetes . @curet1diabetesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447616466609407724.post-45637192961376291862010-01-09T00:28:48.910-05:002010-01-09T00:28:48.910-05:00I'm still shedding some tears.
Thank you for w...I'm still shedding some tears.<br />Thank you for writing this and sharing. Thank you so very much. Well written, amazing. I felt like I was there, through the years, experiences too.<br /><br />And thank You, Dr. Banting. Almost 25 years. Thank you.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03920320645744084041noreply@blogger.com