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This September I'll be taking part in my first JDRF Ride to Cure Diabetes in Nashville, Tennessee with my brother. We'll be doing the 100 mile ride along with hundreds of others across the country to improve the lives of all people affected by type 1 diabetes (T1D).
One of those people affected by this disease was my late husband, Scott. He had been diagnosed with the disease approximately 25 years ago. Before meeting him 15 years ago, I didn't have direct experience with a T1D. But, I quickly got educated on the disease that impacted this person I loved on a daily basis. I got up in the middle of the night to get him orange juice when he was low, loaded his insulin shots while he was driving (pre-pump), made sure we had regular pop and fruit snacks on hand at all times and worried about him when he traveled by himself for work when I knew he could no longer feel his lows. I also remember the look in his eyes when he thought that there was a possibility that our oldest son had the disease at the age of four.
He was a medical device engineer who was passionate about finding a cure for a disease that he lived with every day. He read up on new studies, researched innovative treatments and worked for a company where he built devices that helped diabetics save their lower limbs.
Last summer he talked to a friend about doing a JDRF Ride and was excited to learn that this was one little thing that he could do to help further the progress of finding a cure. Since he's not here to do the ride, I'm doing it for him. And while Scott is my primary focus for getting up and down those hills, I'm also doing it for my little buddy Gavin and all other type 1 diabetics and their caregivers.
Many of you have done so much for me and the boys over the past few months and I can't thank you enough. But, if you could please donate to my personal fundraising efforts, you can help me make a difference for millions of people living with type 1 diabetes. In turn, I will train as hard as I can to ride for a cure.
Thank you for your support!
Sara Petersen
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