Parents have a special talent for turning fear into guilt.
Sometimes guilt feels easier because it gives you the illusion that there was something you could have controlled.
But none of us could rewind the summer.
The only useful question was what Finn needed next.
By late evening, the conversation changed from crisis to management.
That shift was subtle, but I felt it immediately.
The doctors were still serious. Finn still needed close monitoring. Nothing about the night suddenly became easy.
But people began speaking about what would happen after the dangerous imbalance was corrected.
Insulin.
Blood sugar checks.
Meals.
School.
Sports.
Travel.
Sick days.
Signs of low blood sugar.
Signs of high blood sugar.
What Finn would need to learn.
What Lydia and Shane would need to learn.
What the grandparents should know.
What I already knew medically and what I would need to relearn as a family member instead of a nurse.
