After Bret sent my daughter, Sophie (Johnson) to diabetes camp last year, she wrote him a thank you and promised to one day give back as well and become a camp counselor. Well that happened much faster than we planned! This year she was asked to apply as camp counselor and got it! As she is only 16, we thought it would be a few more years, but this week she is off taking care of 5, 6 and 7…
Dear Bret and The Life Rocks Foundation, Thanks so much for sponsoring my son Kenden for diabetes camp again this year, he attended camp UTADA here in Utah. He was somewhat nervous about going again, but when we picked him up he was all smiles. All the other children that he met there all hugged him goodbye. I have never met such amazing loving children. Once again he has met some friends for life. We got to listen to all…
Bret with ADA Chicago reps Sue Apsey and Mallory Dahlquist A few of our friends from the American Diabetes Association of Chicago were on hand Saturday night to watch Bret rock Frankfort, IL and shared their thoughts with us… Bret Michaels is an amazing man, he is warm, generous and understanding of the hardships of having diabetes. By providing scholarships and sending children to summer camp, Bret offers youth with diabetes an opportunity of a lifetime to learn more about…
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…
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…
Check out this awesome poster from Marley, a child Bret and the Life Rocks Foundation sent to diabetes summer camp. The poster describes all the fun things she did at camp! Great job Marley!
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…
Addison listening to “Jammin With Friends” on the way to 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….
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…