tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10302840.post113332154581700530..comments2023-08-17T14:51:25.146-07:00Comments on Pumplandia: Violet's Diabetes Blog: Why Nellie?Violethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10192589162857921119noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10302840.post-1133707908135968292005-12-04T07:51:00.000-07:002005-12-04T07:51:00.000-07:00Well, the first insulin came from pigs... right?On...Well, the first insulin came from pigs... right?<BR/><BR/>One of my favorite books also.Martha O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17915815056340085345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10302840.post-1133362989810678572005-11-30T08:03:00.000-07:002005-11-30T08:03:00.000-07:00I agree with Sandra -- Charlotte's Web was one of ...I agree with Sandra -- <I>Charlotte's Web</I> was one of my favorite books as a child. And even now, as a quasi-adult. The mere premise of Charlotte spinning her web to save the sweet little pig ... the whole metaphor works, V. <BR/><BR/>I didn't make the connection until now. <BR/><BR/>Some pig.Kerri.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11463843830570716380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10302840.post-1133362001498418492005-11-30T07:46:00.000-07:002005-11-30T07:46:00.000-07:00You know, I wondered about "Nellie" when I first r...You know, I wondered about "Nellie" when I first read the name, but then thought, "Nah, it couldn't be <I>that</I> Nellie."<BR/><BR/>You see, 6 1/2 years ago, I lost the cat who'd been with me for 19 years-- she died when Joseph was just 3 1/2. The book I turned to in order to help the two of us cope with both the loss, and Joseph's first real exposure to the death of a loved one, was Charlotte's Web.<BR/><BR/>It was the first novel I'd ever read to him (still a favorite in this house).<BR/><BR/>Wonderful choice, Violet. Just wonderful.Sandra Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664436447708465809noreply@blogger.com