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Thursday, 06 January 2011 08:13
This post has been sitting in my 'draft' folder for quite sometime.  It swirls around in my brain all of the time yet I have never really been able to put it together. As I sit here tonight I am determined to get it out.  I think my problem is that I am afraid I am going to offend someone but today I was offended by what someone said on national television and it is not the 1st time!

I know most of my readers already know about the Ricki Lake segment on GMA this morning so I do not feel

like I need to recap it here.  You can read some great blog posts about it on the following blogs:





I don't want one more T1 child to hear that their diabetes can be cured if they eat right and exercise.

I don't want people ever telling Nate that he had anything to do with his diagnosis.  These kids deserve better and so do the adults living with type 1 --- damn --- how hard is it?

We need One symbOl.   
We need to unite.   
We need to educate.   
We need to be heard.   
We need to raise awareness. 
We need to find a cure.   
We need to fund a cure.

I mean seriously what is our symbol? A Blue Circle? A Red Ribbon? A Gray ribbon?  Why can't we decide?

I love me some Nick Jonas but beside seeing him (in a video) at JDRF functions I don't really see him out there.  I need some big celebrities in pretty dresses, sporting catchy type 1 logos & catchphrases on their t-shirts, I need one symbol, and I want all 419 of my Facebook friends to update their status about WDD on November 14th EVERY YEAR until we have a cure.  I want the media to get it right!

I don't want Nate to EVER be ashamed or embarrassed by his Diabetes. My goal is to raise awareness and educate so that Nate never has to fight these battles.  I want more than anything a cure for my sweet boy but until I get one I will stand up and fight until the day that I die to protect him.

God gave me this special little boy and I NEVER question why -- I know why. I love him and I will care for him to the very best of my ability but God knew that when he gave this baby boy to me that I would FIGHT for him. I will fight for your children with type 1, I will fight for the adults living with type 1 --- I will fight!  I am a fighter and I will not give up.  No, I'm not a famous celebrity, I don't own a sexy red dress and I will never be on Oprah but I will do everything in my power to raise awareness and educate, educate, educate!!

Now - who's with me???????????

 
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