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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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TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation: Jesse’s Story

TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation: Jesse’s Story

My 9 year old son, Jesse, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes on Wednesday. He has always been a very healthy boy so this has really caught him, and us, a bit by surprise. My husband was diagnosed with Type 1 when he was 11 years old, but having a child of my own with it is not the same. The entire medical team at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, from the ER check in clerk to the Endocrinologist Team we were assigned were wonderful!…

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TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation – Tricia’s Story

TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation – Tricia’s Story

My name is Tricia. I have been a fan of Bret Michaels since he started. In March of 2000 I was diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes. I was having a difficult time coming to terms with everything. In June of 2000 I was lucky enough to meet Bret backstage in Toronto,ON Canada. We got to talking about Diabetes and I told him that I had just recently been diagnosed. He had so many encouraging things to say and told me…

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TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation: Susan’s Story

TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation: Susan’s Story

I am a 43 year old brittle Type 1 Diabetic diagnosed July 1st,1999 at the age of 29. I have 4 children 3 beautiful daughters ages 21, 17 and 5. On August 4th, 2011 I was blessed with my son Andrew. My oldest daughter Toni lives in Orlando with my grandchildren Malik who is 26 days younger than my son and a gorgeous granddaughter Maliyah who is 4 & 1/2 months. Because of my condition as brittle as it is…

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TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation Story: Mark & Eric, Brothers United By Rock

TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation Story: Mark & Eric, Brothers United By Rock

Any time my brother Eric Doyle and I have a chance to catch Bret Michaels in town we go. Bret always puts on a great show and we don’t mind driving a hand full of hours to see him. This time we drove from northern Kentucky to Indianapolis because Bret and his band were playing a show at the Indy 500 speedway where there was over 100,000 people . After Bret’s band performed another amazing set we got to meet…

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TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation Story: Summer & Noah Find Inspiration

TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation Story: Summer & Noah Find Inspiration

Dear Bret, I am a single mom who had to put my life on hold to raise my 9 year old son who was born with kidney damage. The doctors said he wasn’t supposed to survive. He is a true miracle child. Noah had a kidney transplant 3 years ago at Cincinnati Childrens hospital. It was touch and go for a while. I had used your music during some of my darkest hours of not knowing how things would turn…

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TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation Story: Sam meets Bret on the stoop

TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation Story: Sam meets Bret on the stoop

Sam’s friend Cat Greenleaf invited Sam to come meet Bret recently when he was a guest on her show, Talk Stoop. Sam has had type 1 diabetes since he was 21 months old, he’s now a healthy, active, creative eight-year-old who’s learning to play electric guitar. Bret and Sam talked about a number of things – school, music, and, of course, living with diabetes. Sam showed Bret his continuous glucose monitor and insulin pump. Bret and Sam, like all who…

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TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation Story: Tess Attends Diabetes Camp, Becomes Role Model To Others

TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation Story: Tess Attends Diabetes Camp, Becomes Role Model To Others

Tess Anderson was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Labor Day 2008 at 8 years old. That didn’t break her spirit though. Instead she has been inspired to encourage others who also have diabetes. Diabetes doesn’t have to stop you from dreaming big as long as you take care of yourself first. Tess is a cyclist, and just completed a 35 mile Tour de Cure ride for her local ADA. Her, Team Tess has been a leading fundraiser for the 4 years since her…

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TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation Story: Lisa’s Fight & The Gift Of Music

TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation Story: Lisa’s Fight & The Gift Of Music

Dear Bret, Words will never repay you for the music you give us . Fighting horrible diseases like mine late stage Lyme disease sometimes I want to throw in the towel . I almost did, but something to believe in came on and you gave me something to believe in myself to keep fighting . You have battled diabetes since 6 years old than 2010 all that happened to you so I push myself to get better and when I…

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TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation Featured Story: Michelle Gives Thanks

TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation Featured Story: Michelle Gives Thanks

I want to first and foremost thank Bret for all his years of making some of the best rockin’ music of all time. I have been going to see him as frontman for Poison since I was in high school.I have collected his CD’s, I have enough merchandise that is priceless to me and have had the pleasure of meeting Bret. I couldn’t be more proud of him, he is an inspiration to all who suffer in one way or…

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