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I’m fundraising for JDRF because I believe in their vision of a world without type 1 diabetes (T1D).  Through no fault of his own, my son, Jack, was diagnosed with this disease when he was in 2nd grade.  He didn't eat too much junk food, he wasn't sedentary, he was just a kid.   Healthy kids and adults are diagnosed with T1D every day.  It is an autoimmune disease where your immune system mistakenly attacks good cells; it attacks the insulin-producing cells.  Insulin is a hormone essential to turning food into energy.

This disease is life-threatening, it is extremely exhausting, and takes a toll on so many little kids.  It forces them to grow up way too quickly.  At the age of 7 my son was not able to eat an apple or anything for that matter, without first determining how many carbohydrates were in that apple or sandwich or whatever he was about to eat.  He then had to calculate how many units of insulin are needed to counteract the carbohydrates and inject himself with that insulin.  This all had to be timed just right.  And you can forget about sleeping because his blood sugar level could dip so low that he could fall into a coma. This is the life of about 1.5 million Americans and their loved ones.  We are all wishing for a tomorrow where this struggle doesn’t exist.  Where a kid can just be a kid.

Living with T1D means there are no days off and there is no cure currently.  But there is hope.  I have hope.  We are close, but these advancements, scientific research, and trials require money.  Your generosity will help JDRF fund life-changing breakthroughs to remove the incredible daily burden of this disease—until it no longer exists.

Please help me fundraise by making a donation today.  I appreciate your support.  My family appreciates your support.  All of the kids, young adults, grownups, parents, grandparents, and school nurses, who are affected by this disease, appreciate your support.  We are all one team with one goal in mind. 

Thank you, thank you!