Type WON!

Type WON! is meant to be a children’s and family book. At the age of 9, the author’s son, Huck was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). As a nurse, his wife was familiar with the signs and symptoms he displayed that warranted us to check his blood sugar. Getting the T1D diagnosis was new and shocking. Brandon and his wife were overwhelmed with literature and information about this drastic new change with our lives, but nothing that was specific for Huck. T1D is lifelong and every T1D person learns their diagnosis at different ages. This book is meant to help younger children and families feel at ease with their new diagnosis. It can be very scary to be a child who is fearful of shots to now getting three or more a day. This story is a rhyming and poem style book to appeal to children and families about their new life as T1D.