My Story…
Just before his 17th birthday, our son David was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). In that moment, life as we knew it shifted. Overnight, our world became filled with things we’d never imagined: blood sugar checks, insulin calculations, and the constant, quiet worry that comes with managing a relentless disease. David’s strength through it all has been nothing short of inspiring. Watching him navigate the challenges of his teenage years and college life — while balancing the demands of diabetes — has been one of the hardest, yet most rewarding experiences as a parent. He lives each day never letting this disease define him. On August 17, I run the ASICS Falmouth Road Race with Breakthrough T1D for David. I run to raise money that funds critical research, because I believe in a future where Type 1 Diabetes is no longer a life sentence. I run with hope in my heart — hope for better treatments, hope for fewer burdens, and most of all, hope for a cure. I run for everyone living with this disease, and for the families who love them.
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Welcome to my personal Breakthrough T1D fundraising page!
I have joined 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.
The challenge I have set for myself — to raise money for Breakthrough T1D and to race — is modest compared to the daily challenges of life with T1D, which involves a 24/7, unrelenting cycle of blood sugar testing and insulin injections to manage the disease.
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!
Recent Changemakers!
Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
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Mar 26 | Nanci Sundel | Undisclosed amount |
Mar 24 | Stefanie M. Feder | $109.85 |
Mar 24 | Nancy K kaufman | Undisclosed amount |
Mar 24 | Walter and Barbara Rabhan | $109.85 |
Mar 23 | Lauren Riese Garfunkel | $55.35 |
Mar 23 | Brad Rothschild | Undisclosed amount |
Mar 23 | Marlene & Stuart Schooler | $109.85 |
Mar 23 | Brenda Lilly | Undisclosed amount |
Mar 23 | Shira Zemel | Undisclosed amount |
Mar 23 | Uncle Jeff | Undisclosed amount |