Grace is 8. She turned 8 last November. Who could have imagined that the normalcy that existed on her 8th birthday would change in such a profound way in just 2 months. On January 17, 2012, after her Mom made a doctor’s appointment to discuss Grace’s unexpected weight loss, she was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. There were other subtle signs that appeared in the weeks prior to the diagnosis and now all the pieces started to make sense. The…
A fight for the future by Ernie Severino, November 3, 2011 In 2006 i suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm which led to a stroke . the stroke left me unable to walk or use my right arm or hand . I mostly sit around all day in my wheelchair as i look on the computer trying to find answers and help. In July I had blood work done and now my A1C was 8.4 so I needed to start with…
Live Kidney Donor and (Sugar-free) Candy Maker “PIZZA is 4 Suckers” by Rita DiCarlo, November 2, 2011 HI! I am a live kidney donor to my friend in Detroit 10-03-07. Best day of my life! I am also a dialysis nurse and have a doctorate degree as a chiropractor. I love your website! **I am jumping ahead of myself by saying anything but, I am really so touched by all of the charitable work you do. I am working…
I was born Jan 8, 1965 (Elvis’ birthday) I was born with what is known as a hole in the heart. I was diagnosed with congestive heart failure in 1968, still have the original letter somewhere dating that. I had to have antibiotics before any dental work. In May of 1983 I was diagnosed with a bad case of the flu. This actually was a bad staph infection which entered my pulmonary system. This complicated matters with my heart defect…
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…
“Ride the Wind, never coming back until I touch the midnight sun” by Cheryl Turner Hi, I just wanted to let Bret know that I am so appreciative of how nice he was to my son when we met him. Even though we were unable to get on the bus, Luke was still so thrilled to just be able to shake his hand. I know everyone says its just because we paid money to meet him that he was nice to…