dLife Relief - From the Field
dLifeTV co-host Nicole Johnson Baker has been on the scene in Louisiana, helping to coordinate relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina who have been cut off from diabetes supplies and treatment. She reports....
"I was in New Orleans/Baton Rouge all day Friday with Rep. Curt Weldon, Rep. Rodney Alexander, military personnel, and communications experts...After 12 hours of meetings Friday with the State Police, the Secretary of Health, the Board of Pharmacy, the Bureau of EMS, the Department of Public Health, and so many others....at 1:00 on Saturday we confirmed a location for diabetes supplies to be housed and established a network to provide medical care to people with diabetes in shelters throughout Louisiana and parts of Mississippi.
Yesterday was an amazing experience. The TV doesn't do it justice. It honestly looks like a war zone and the need is so great. While I was in Baton Rouge yesterday, a National Guard helicopter came in begging for insulin and supplies.
Thank you to all of you who have helped. To those of you who have not yet been part of this effort, we need you. In the course of the last 4 days, we have collected millions of dollars of insulin and testing supplies, but so much more is needed."
Nicole will be a guest at 10:00 PM ET tonight on Pittsburgh's KDKA AM 1020, talking about her experience in Louisiana and the relief efforts. For those not in the Pittsburgh area, you can listen to the interview on the KDKA website.
can I donate a box of siringes? I had gestational diabetes and I have nine sealed bags of insulin siringes.