The day Paul got to Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson, AZ was the day the Towers were attacked, 9/11. Our original plan was to wait on immigration, however, I could not stay in Canada. I was freaking out, I was in Love with an American Soldier and a war just started! Once he found us an apartment to live in I flew to Tucson and we arranged shipment of my stuff. I did have to go back to Canada once for final doctor visits about my transplants etc. We were planning to get married onc

While my life was falling apart, I was also in study called 'the Edmonton Protocol'. They injected islet cells into my liver twice. Nov 1,2000 was the first one and Nov 15,2000 was the second one. (I also quit smoking on October 28, 2000). My body went back to its natural state and was producing its own insulin. It was so weird to not be injecting insulin anymore, not worrying about my blood sugar. I enjoyed it, but it was really weird for me. I was off insulin for around 1

Hello! Welcome to my Blog. I am a very eclectic person and have a lot of interests in my life. This being my first blog post, it will be a get to know me blog post. My name is Tamara Lynn Grgas, I like Tami, however, I answer to both (most days). I was born and raised in Canada. Born in Vancouver,BC and then from 13 years on in Sherwood Park, AB. At the age of 19 I was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes (Type 1). They had just come out with glucose monitors at that time. They w