Hello. My name is Priscilla and just like every parent I want the best for my children. To grow up without any worries (like I did) but on May 21st 2010 our world was turned upside down when my daughter Lauren was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 6. We were already having a pretty bad year since my father was very ill and only three months after my daughter’s diagnoses he passed away. I still remember…
When my daughter Lauren was diagnosed with Type 1 we didn’t really know what to do or even expect, she was only 8 years old. The thought of pricking fingers and injecting insulin was too much to comprehend. She is now 15 years old, a freshman @ El Dorado High in Kansas. We still struggle from time to time, but with camp we have built quite a support system. A few years ago, someone told me about the Tour de…
Education by Judy Mcnamara November 7, 2011 This segment on the Doctors show this morning was very interesting. I hope that it helps others to understand the importance of keeping track of your blood sugar. Our grandson, age 7, was diagnosed in July of this year with type 1. There is so much education involved with the family, teachers, classmates, that it is unbeliveable. You cannot tell by looking at this otherwise healthy, active boy that there is anything wrong….
We sent Katie to camp and she continues to raise awareness. Katie, called to Congress by Katie Ervin I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2006 at the age of 8. Since my diagnoses I have tried to make the best out of a bad situation. My family and I decided that we really wanted to do everything we could to help raise funds to find a cure so that is what we are doing. In 2010 the…
by Emmy, Trevor and Helen Cartwright Emmy had an amazing time at camp. It was such a great experience for her to meet with other kids her age and to meet adults living with diabetes. She particularly thought it was interesting to meet a camp counselor in his 20’s who has diabetes, Celiac, and a hearing loss, just like her. We can’t thank you enough. God Bless, Trevor and Helen Cartwright Dear Bret Michaels, Thank you for…
VIP Experience Leads to a Camp Opportunity for Several Kids by Dawn Belter In March of 2010 I attended my first Bret Michaels concert in Green Bay Wisconsin. While I grew up in the ‘80s I had only recently become a huge fan of rock music and had especially become a follower of Bret Michaels, not only because of his music but his work on being an advocate for diabetics. It was an amazing show and my husband surprised me…
Dear Bret Michaels, thank you for the scholarship from your foundation for me to attend camp Needlepoint in Hudson, WI this summer. I had a fantastic time. I learned a lot, met lots of people that I still keep in touch with. It was a great experience and I’m very grateful for the opportunity that you have made possible, and I hope to attend again in the future and even become a counselor as I get older. These are a…
Dear Bret, My name is Cassie and Im 10 years old. Thanks to you, three weeks ago I got home from my first full week at diabetes camp. I wanted you to know that I had so much fun and met so many new friends. Some of things we did at camp were swimming, horseback riding, capture the flag, canoeing, and bowen arrow. If I had to pick one of the things I liked the most it was capture the flag. I…
Madison, Diabetic and Delegate by Jackie and Madison Davis On page 24 of this newspaper online you can find a great picture and article regarding Madison meeting Bret at his concert and him paying for her to go to Camp. http://www.sagchip.org/tribalobserver/archive/2011-swf/020111-v22i02.htm Here is some additional information as well as I have attached some other pictures. Madison has been selected as a 2011 Delegate to attend Children’s Congress in Washington D.C in June to advocate for a cure. This is a…
Thanks from a type 1 child’s mom! by Lisa Treese Hi Janna! You dont know me but I wanted to share a few things about my experience with having a child w/diabetes. I am a mom of 3 great boys…the youngest, Zachary, now 7, was diagnosed when he was 3. I couldnt believe my ears when we were told Zach was sick! I didnt even understand that we had to leave for Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh PA right at that…