Join me in the fight to create a world without type 1 diabetes!
It's year two and I'm twice as motivated! I've committed to going the extra mile in my free time in 2026 (well, 13.1 to be exact) and raise some more money for an important and personal cause in the process. In this, my 10th "diaversary" year, I'm once again fundraising for Breakthrough T1D.
As funding for healthcare research tightens, type 1 diabetes remains trapped in the 1990s. While T2 treatments have seen stratospheric growth, T1D innovation has stagnated—leaving patients reliant on the same decades-old insulin and delivery methods. We are held hostage by insurance-approved "alternatives" that don't actually exist. Without urgent research and new development, "progress" is just a better needle for the same old medicine.
As grant funding evaporates, Breakthrough T1D relies on us to bridge the gap. Support my 13.1-mile trek through beautiful, healthcare-centric Pittsburgh to fund critical research and challenge the industry to do better. Together, we can turn "stomping the pavement" into the next breakthrough for T1D!
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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 01 | Barry Christenson | $54.10 |
| Apr 30 | Christine Goodman | $27.48 |
| Apr 27 | Mary Melling | Undisclosed amount |
| Apr 27 | Darlene Catan | $54.10 |
| Apr 27 | Colby Jack Gross-Eckert | $27.48 |
| Apr 27 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
| Apr 22 | Lisa Mendenhall Johnson | $80.73 |
| Apr 21 | Larry Light | $27.48 |
| Apr 21 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
| Apr 20 | Mike and Fran Jacob Diccicco | Undisclosed amount |
