Join me in the fight to create a world without type 1 diabetes!
On May 4, 2025, I'll enjoy my 40th birthday and to celebrate I'm extending myself a double challenge: to complete my first half-marathon ever and, as a middle-aged Type 1 Diabetic, push my physical limits farther than I've gone before while raising awareness and funds for medical research, development, and advocacy for the T1D community.
You can help make the latter part happen by contributing to my fundraising goal of $1500 for Breakthrough T1D (formerly the JDRF). I'll do my part to get in shape and make everyone proud across those 13 miles of dahntahn Pittsburgh with my insulin pump and CGM working to keep me balanced the whole route! But you can help millions of diabetics gain access to life changing medicines and technology and maybe some day cure diabetes all together with any level of contribution. Your generosity is appreciated and will be felt in every step!
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Welcome to my personal Team Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) fundraising page!
I have joined Team Breakthrough T1D to raise funds for the millions of people living with and affected by type 1 diabetes (T1D). The money I raise will help Breakthrough T1D fund critical research to progressively remove the impact of T1D from people's lives until no one has to fear developing the disease.
Type 1 diabetes is a life-threatening autoimmune disease in which a person's pancreas stops producing insulin—a hormone essential to the ability to get energy from food. It strikes both children and adults suddenly and changes life as they know it forever. It cannot be prevented and there is no cure.
Breakthrough T1D is the largest nongovernmental funder of T1D research and the only global organization with a strategic research plan to fight T1D. This science is complex and costly, and every dollar Breakthrough T1D is able to direct toward research comes from donors like you.
Please support me and donate to my fundraising campaign. Your gift will make a difference for millions of people affected by this devastating, life-threatening disease. Won't you please give to Breakthrough T1D as generously as possible today?
Thank you for your support!
Thank You Donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| May 13 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
| May 03 | Richard Mitchell | Undisclosed amount |
| May 02 | Sean, Erin, Padh and Harley | $54.10 |
| May 01 | Ralph Diccicco | Undisclosed amount |
| May 01 | Dagmar Lambrecht | $54.10 |
| Apr 30 | Aunt Mary & Uncle Art | $54.10 |
| Apr 28 | Scott Magers | $54.10 |
| Apr 22 | Anonymous | $29.19 |
| Apr 15 | Aunt Ro and Uncle Charlie | Undisclosed amount |
| Apr 14 | Dawn Losiewicz | $54.10 |
