THE QUANDER QUALITY by James W. Quander and Rohulamin Quander

The True Story of A Trailblazing Diabetic James W. Quander (April 19, 1918 – October 9, 2004) was diagnosed in 1924 with diabetes shortly before his sixth birthday in a time when insulin injections were new and there was a stigma to have the disease.  With a prognosis to die by the age of ten, James kept his “Big Secret” for about six decades in spite of several hospitalizations, health emergencies, and near-death experiences.  He led a very inner-driven life of perseverance, high goal setting, determination, discipline, and regimentation with diet and exercise usually attributed to Olympic athletes.  The Quander Quality is a composite of inner strengths and traits that James Quander utilized to the maximum and inspires readers to emulate in all areas of their lives: health, education, career, and service. James Quander was not only seen as a “Medical Miracle”  living to the age of 86 with Juvenile Diabetes, but he was also a trailblazer in his pursuit of education when opportunities f