Trey's Journey: For a Diabetes Alert Dog

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Trey's Journey: For a Diabetes Alert Dog

Follow as Trey & Roxy journey through life together while navigating Type 1 Diabetes! Roxy joined our family in January 2014!

Trey was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes on Memorial Day weekend of 2011. He was born on December 17th 2005 along with his twin sister, Ellie. Together they weighed in at a whopping 14 lbs!! Both were healthy babies and continued on to be healthy toddlers. It's pretty safe to say that Diabetes rocked our world that weekend. What had began as a fun day to the start of what was going to be an awesome summer became the beginning of a 5 day stay in the hospital. Once we got past the shock of the diagnosis, we quickly went into learning mode. Being on the children's wing of a hospital for a week helps to put things into perspective pretty quick. Once we were able to understand that we didn't cause his diabetes and we couldn't have prevented it we made a decision to embrace it. As his parents, we became a nurse, a dietician, a nutritionist, a mathematician, a scientist, & a chemist over night. But more importantly, Trey quickly became the bravest kid you’ll ever meet. In an instant, Trey became insulin dependent. That's right, his life now depended on a manufactured drug that was delivered through 8-10 injections a day. Diabetes silently crept into our world that weekend. And it's been like that house guest that just won't leave. Diabetes never sleeps, it never takes a vacation and it just doesn't care the emotional toll that is takes on a little boy and his family. With the addition of Roxy into our household we hope to give Trey additional peace of mind that we will protect him from this disease at all costs. The beauty of nature is that these dogs are able to detect highs and lows before any state of the art testing device can. There are some days that we say "hey, we've got this" and then there are days that Diabetes reminds us that we only have so much control. As Trey grows and faces the challenges of life ahead, we feel so fortunate that he will have Roxy at his side. She’s not just a pet, a furry friend or an animal.... she’s a lifeline. UNTIL THERE’S A CURE, THERE’S A D.A.D!!

08/24/2022

This hit hard today….. Happy Heavenly “10th” Birthday Rockstar! We truly miss you every single day.💙💙💙

04/25/2022

There are no words that can describe the heartache of writing this post.… very unexpectedly, Roxy passed away yesterday. I’m still struggling as to what to even say but we owe it to her to lay her to rest with the love & loyalty she gave us.

We could tell she wasn’t quite herself but we had NO IDEA that when we took her to the vet that she wouldn’t come home with us.

We are devastated. We are in shock. We are angry. We need time to process & grieve. I’m sure I’ll have more words eventually but for now, I’m just going to take care of our broken hearts as we feel this incredible loss.

She would have been 10 years old on 8/23/22. In such a short time, she made an impact that is beyond measurable. She saved us so many times from the demons of diabetes & was nothing short of the many nicknames so perfectly placed on her… but the best being ROCKSTAR. You will be forever missed and never replaced.

We hope that you’re resting in peace sweet girl.

With all of our love,
Trey, Ellie, Tiffany & Omar 💙💙💙

01/01/2021

Roxy says Happy New Year friends...!!! Welcoming 2021 full of love, health & prosperity.... ohh and hopefully a cure for Type 1 Diabetes! 🤞🏼💙

08/23/2020

It’s Roxy’s birthday today! The love is strong here... the desire to wear a special birthday hat....NOT so much! HBD Rockstar!! 🌟 🎂

07/31/2020

Happy Girl 🐾

06/13/2020

Since we’ve had Roxy, we’ve tried to take her swimming on numerous occasions & she just absolutely hates water. Even when she’s in service, wearing her vest in public, she will guide Trey completely around a puddle of water to avoid getting her feet wet. Tonight we thought we’d try again... it’s confirmed... Roxy still doesn’t like to even dip a toe in the water! 💦 🚫

05/30/2020

We just had a fun virtual party celebrating Trey's 10 year Diaversary. Huge THANK YOU to all that participated. It's definitely not how we thought we would be celebrating, but given the COVID-19 circumstances this was the next best thing! 💙💙💙'

A video montage (or "Tribute") for Trey Delworth

05/27/2020

OK Trey's Journey friends....the video is done & we're planning a live watch party on Friday. Comment on this post or reach out if you want an invite to join the party!! We are excited to show it to him - he's going to be shocked!!!

05/21/2020

Last call for videos for Trey!!! If you want to say ‘Happy Diaversary’ please send to me ASAP! Video is going to production this weekend! Can’t wait to show him....the submissions so far have blown me away! 💙💙💙

05/14/2020

Quarantine happenings...

1- Zooming with an astronaut! You know, just a regular day here... doesn’t everyone do that?!?

2- Forgetting that you put another pod on, so now you have 2 & have to figure out which one is the working pump...

(The angle that I took this picture makes it look like he has chicken legs... it’s kind of true, but he’s just super tall!) 🤣 🐓

Be well & stay safe, friends! 💙

05/02/2020

Quarantining... sloth style... 🦥

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