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TeamBretMichaels.com/Life Rocks Foundation Story: Rachel’s day at The Bob & Tom radio show and Indy 500 Carb Day

TeamBretMichaels.com/Life Rocks Foundation Story: Rachel’s day at The Bob & Tom radio show and Indy 500 Carb Day

Dear Bret and Patrick, Thank you once again for all that you did for Rachel. It was an honor to see Bret on the Bob and Tom Show and we haven’t seen Rachel laugh like that in a long time and the Indy 500 Carb Day concert was amazing. Thank you both for trying to accommodate Rachel. Rachel said that you give her so much hope to keep fighting this disease and to find a cure for diabetes while the…

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Another T1 Superhero: Callan

Another T1 Superhero: Callan

T1 Superhero Callan “has had 5800 finger pokes, 2154 injections, and 100 site changes!! He rarely cries or complains. When people stare at him he speaks up and says ‘I have diabebes, my pancreas is broken.’ He is actually proud to be Type 1!”

“Superhero” Khaliq’s Zest for Life

“Superhero” Khaliq’s Zest for Life

Khaliq’s zest for life and is Mom’s inspiration. His mom, Khristi, says, “My son is smart, lovable and determined that Type 1 Diabetes WILL NOT defeat us. He is truly my Superhero in an 8 year old body.”

TeamBretMichaels.com – Life Rocks Foundation Story: Rachel’s Life Saving Kidney Transplant Need

TeamBretMichaels.com – Life Rocks Foundation Story: Rachel’s Life Saving Kidney Transplant Need

Please join us by keeping Rachel in your thoughts and prayers. She is currently fighting for her life due to complications from diabetes. Dialysis is failing her and she is in need of a kidney transplant to save her life. When I spoke to Rachel a few days ago, I knew she was a fighter. Her mother told me that she is a fighter just like me. Rachel is just one of the reasons that I fight so hard to…

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TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation Featured Story!

TeamBretMichaels.com / Life Rocks Foundation Featured Story!

My 13yr old son was diagnosed with T1D on 4/21/12. As you know, our lives have been turned upside down. A fellow T1 mom and I have just filed a petition to revise the names of both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes to more accurately reflect the nature of each disease. We tried to do this in a way that benefits both the T1 and T2 communities. We sincerely hope that we have accomplished our goal to make this…

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TeamBretMichaels.com – Life Rocks Foundation Story: Chris’ Counselor Hope

TeamBretMichaels.com – Life Rocks Foundation Story: Chris’ Counselor Hope

This is a story about my son Chris. He is 14 years old. Chris was diagnosed when he was nine years old – January 4, 2008. We were so lucky that our doctor picked up on the signs and got the help Chris needed right away. Chris was in the hospital for five days. My husband and I were in a state of shock yet put on a brave face and learned as much as we could about Type 1…

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Raise your hands, rejoice and rock as if there is no tomorrow!!! Click to watch an exclusive Bret Michaels’ Life Rocks Foundation video.

Raise your hands, rejoice and rock as if there is no tomorrow!!! Click to watch an exclusive Bret Michaels’ Life Rocks Foundation video.

Raise your hands, rejoice and rock  as if there is no tomorrow!!! Click HERE to watch a video collage of awesome kids helped and sent to diabetes camp by Bret Michaels’ Life Rocks Foundation. If you would like to donate to continue to help sending children living with diabetes to camp, continue to the fight against childhood and other forms of cancer, support the Wounded Warrior Project or various pet charities please click HERE. Thank you for continued support! – TeamBretMichaels.com