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…
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…
At age 27 I became a part of the Type 1 diabetic community. In 2004 I awoke in an ER to an orderly checking my vitals. I was told that by text book definitions that I should not be living. I survived DKA. Since then I have devoted every thing I do to spreading awareness and helping newly diagnosed and informing the clueless about Diabetes. From participating in the Annual JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes, becoming a board member of…
Hi my name is Laurie and I have a story about my nephew who has type 1 diabetes. I call him my nephew but he is actually my cousin Tara’s son but we are very close. Justin was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes at the age of 7. He is now 14 and on an insulin pump. I admire his courage and strength for having to deal with this terrible disease day in and out. I too suffer from type 2…
Life has blessed me with a wonderful family. My wife Starr has been my rock for over 20 years now. We’ve been through some difficult times over the years but she’s never given up on me. We have 4 incredible kids, Orion is 14 and starting High School next year, they grow up fast. Caelum is our special boy. He 12 and was diagnosed with Autism at age 5. He’s a great kid but has had many challenges in his…
From Lisa about life’s challenges: “You have to believe in yourself, accept things you cannot change, and know what your mental and physical limits are. Believe me I know it is not easy, but you can do it if I did!”
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!”
Antonio was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in November of 2011. He is taking charge of his life, raising awareness and making a difference. “I am choosing to be part of the solution.”
Dear Bret, Like you, I too like had a huge life/death experience. I got a 1 in 1 million rare sarcoma at my collar bone last October. It took me months to recover but now I am cancer free 11 months. I FINALLY got the pleasure of meeting you at your show in Ocean City, Md. on Sept. 22nd. What an honor & inspiration it was to meet you & talk for a few minutes about our health scares! You…
Dear Bret, First of all, THANK YOU SO MUCH for sending me to camp!! My mom was so excited to tell me she had met you and that you offered to send me to camp. I couldn’t believe it. I had just been diagnosed for six months when she met you, so it was very emotional for us. Thank you so much. I just got back a couple days ago. The day I got back I got to go to…