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I've been feeling overwhelmed by life lately, not just on the diabetes front, but on all of them.  My toddlers are making me nutty, my 20 year old son is making decisions that I think are really unwise and my job bores me to tears most of the time. The only thing not driving me nuts is Olivia. Considering she's a 14 year old girl who's just been dumped by her boyfriend of six months, she's been pleasant to be around most of the time.

 

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Most of the teams who participate in our local JDRF Walk for a Cure are composed of friends and family walking for a child with diabetes. The child gets to be the focus of attention for a fun-filled day of raising awareness for that which normally separates him (or her) from his friends. There's also the smattering of company, corporate, and fraternal teams walking in the name of public service.

 

And then there's the third type of team: those who walk to honor the memory of a loved one killed by diabetes.

 

Memorial teams may be the fewest in number, but they serve as a poignant reminder of why we must walk - why we must continue to walk - and why insulin is not a cure.

 

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What an awesome, great, fabulous, wonderful time I had this weekend in St. Louis, MO. I attended a family retreat put on by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The event offered people associated with our disease MANY opportunities. There were tons of kids, parents, and loads of helpful information. If you are someone who has diabetes or someone who has a relationship with a person with diabetes then I would highly recommend becoming a part of your local JDRF chapter if you have not already. There are literally hundreds of them around the globe and the nation and you will get everything you need from them.
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Since yesterday, I’ve been working on fundraising and getting tickets for the JDRF Promise Ball coming up in the next few weeks. So far I have raised $2000 (or 4 tickets). I’m so excited! Not only have I raised money for a charity that means the world to me, but I’m getting dressed up and meeting dozens of new people that have been through everything I’ve been through.

 

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Quick! I need your help. Through work, I got the name of an account executive we deal with from the Red Bulls – the professional soccer team in New York. We're playing a bit of phone tag. He called me back and left a message asking me what exactly I had in mind as far as fundraising for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

 

The problem is I don't know what I have in mind.

 

What do I have in mind?

 

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I received some excellent suggestions from readers regarding the New York Red Bull soccer fundraiser. Thank you very much.

 

I did talk to the account exec from the Red Bull and we had a very nice conversation. I approached the conversation thinking that anything at all that they could do would be fantastic and saw great value in simply establishing a relationship between JDRF and the team.

 

"I had some ideas," he said. "JDRF can be the 'Charity of the Match' for the game of your choosing."

 

"Uh huh." (I liked where this was going.)

 

"We can do a 'Jersey off the Back' of one of the players raffle at the game. $5 for a chance to win the jersey. After the game, the player will come out, sign autographs and take a picture with the winner."

 

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The JDRF Promise Ball is coming up in just a matter of two weeks! I can't believe it's already here. I don't feel prepared at all. Sure, I've been fundraising for months and getting all that in order. But the rest of me isn't prepared to take a night to remember diabetes for the past year of my life.

 

Last year's Promise Ball was absolutely amazing. I took three of my friends with me; we got to dress up, valet park my car and eat a fancy dinner. As amazing as it was, it still brings me to tears today (almost one year later). Because the most amazing part was seeing how much was raised in one single night to find a cure for diabetes.

 

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Between the High Holy Days, my upcoming JDRF walk, and online friends who are mourning recent losses, the deceased have been on my mind lately.

 

More specifically, those who have been lost to diabetes -- whether as a patient or as a victim of someone Driving While Low -- as well as those with diabetes who have died, but not from diabetes.

 

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Today was my first day at JDRF. I still can't get used to saying that I work for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Talk about dreams coming true.

 

It was a day of paperwork, training, and Gala activities. I'm definitely finding my footing on many levels even though I've volunteered with JDRF for several years and I've lived with this disease for over eighteen. There is a lot to learn and a lot to process.

 

But here I am, decompressing with my patio door open and the TV running in the background. I am about three pages away from being done with a major paper due Monday. I am also considering submitting an application to my alma mater for a Certificate in Non-profit Management. I haven't decided yet and don't want to waste the $50 though.

 

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Diabetes is a marathon, not a sprint.

 

From the time we are diagnosed until the moment of our death, we are running a race against skyrocketing and plummeting blood sugars, heart disease, kidney failure, retinopathy, neuropathy, and a whole list of other "-opathies", as well as acute (but potentially fatal) issues such as ketoacidosis...

 

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