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TeamBretMichaels.com / LifeRocksFoundation.org Story: Lauren’s positive attitude after returning from diabetes camp

TeamBretMichaels.com / LifeRocksFoundation.org Story: Lauren’s positive attitude after returning from diabetes camp

Bret, I cannot thank you enough. There aren’t enough words to describe the gratitude we feel toward you for sending our daughter to diabetes camp. In the month before camp, Lauren (9 y o) was in what I call a “dark place about her having diabetes”. Many tears were shred about her denial or rejection of T1. She was diagnosed at 3 1/2 years old. She is in a school with no other T1’s . 360 days a year she stands out. The 5…

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TeamBretMichaels.com / LifeRocksFoundation.org Story: Mikayla Attends Diabetes Summer Camp

TeamBretMichaels.com / LifeRocksFoundation.org Story: Mikayla Attends Diabetes Summer Camp

Dear Bret, My daughter Mikayla was able to attend diabetes summer camp due to your generous scholarship from the Bret Michaels Foundations. Diagnosed at 6, Mikayla is almost 9 and dealing with Type I diabetes on a daily basis. She is extremely happy at diabetes camp where she is “like the rest”, feels safe and can be the active and energetic near 9 year old you see in the pictures. I also volunteer as a Registered Dietitian for the week…

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TeamBretMichaels.com / LifeRocksFoundation.org Story: Michelle Gives Thanks, Kenden Heads To Diabetes Summer Camp

TeamBretMichaels.com / LifeRocksFoundation.org Story: Michelle Gives Thanks, Kenden Heads To Diabetes Summer Camp

Bret, Just wanted to send you a huge thank you , for once again sponsoring my son Kenden to go to diabetes camp. Kenden was DX with T1 diabetes in 2009 at the age of eight. Kenden will be going to camp UTADA here in Utah . He can’t wait to go…last year he had a blast! Thank you for having such an amazing giving soul, and letting Kenden go be with other children that also have diabetes. We will…

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TeamBretMichaels.com / LifeRocksFoundation.org Story – Bridget’s Inspiration

TeamBretMichaels.com / LifeRocksFoundation.org Story – Bridget’s Inspiration

I am 42 years old and have been an RN for 21 years. Even longer than that, I have been an IDDM person for 32 years and on an insulin pump since 1991. I have a laundry list of other health issues, but my miracle and my faith to hold on is in my daughter, Shelby. My brother got that opportunity to meet Bret when they went on his tour bus. I use to volunteer for the ADA and was…

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TeamBretMichals.com / LifeRocksFoundation.org Story: Addison Gets Ready For Diabetes Camp!

TeamBretMichals.com / LifeRocksFoundation.org Story: Addison Gets Ready For Diabetes Camp!

I have been a huge Bret Michaels fan since I went to my first Poison concert. I followed every album and enjoyed many concerts over the years.  I never expected to meet Bret, nor did I ever expect we would be connected in another way -Type 1 Diabetes.  My daughter, Addison, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes on February 26, 2010, at the age of 5.  As a parent, it is heartbreaking and overwhelming when your child is diagnosed with this disease….

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TeamBretMichaels.com / LifeRocksFoundation.org Story: Crystal’s Courage

TeamBretMichaels.com / LifeRocksFoundation.org Story: Crystal’s Courage

The middle of my 8th grade school year I went to the doctor’s office for a checkup or so I thought. They ran a few tests and the doctor left and came back with the tests results, she told my parents and I to go home and pack my bags, there was a room waiting on me at the hospital and to go straight there. When I got to the hospital the nurse showed me where my room was, they…

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TeamBretMichaels.com / LifeRocksFoundation.org – Justin’s Diabetes Inspires Fantasy Game

TeamBretMichaels.com / LifeRocksFoundation.org – Justin’s Diabetes Inspires Fantasy Game

My son Justin is 12 years old. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 8. He wears an insulin pump and works really hard to be responsible about his health. Being in middle school with type 1 diabetes is a challenge. Last year Justin created a game called Fantasy Diabetes to help his friends understand type 1 and to make it fun for himself to test his blood sugar. His friends guess his blood sugar before he…

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