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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 – Stephanie’s Dream Comes True

TeamBretMichaels.com / LifeRocksFoundation.org Story – Stephanie’s Dream Comes True

We were at Klipsch Music Center in Noblesville, IN. My wife suffers from RA, Fibromyalgia and Lupus. She has trouble walking very far and for very long. Myself and son walked around back to where Bret was riding his motorcycle in the parking lot, he stopped to take pictures with us and talked to us like he knew us all our lives. I told him about my wife and how disappointed she was going to be having missed him. When…

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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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TeamBretMichaels.com / LifeRocksFoundation.org – Ruthie’s Story

TeamBretMichaels.com / LifeRocksFoundation.org – Ruthie’s Story

I’m sending this story and photo in on behalf my friend Ruthie. She has always been an avid fan of Bret Michaels. In 1990 she had a head on collision car accident and aggravated her AVM she had since birth on the brain and has had multiple surgeries and even a stroke from her illness. In 2000 she had an AVM on her spine and was paralyzed and has partially recovered. She still has to continue to go to Arizona to see her neurosurgeon for evaluations…

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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 – 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: 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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