Stepping down into the throng of people lining up to Walk is always a bit emotional for me. To see a sea of fellow humans who are, in some fashion, walking this path of Type 1 Diabetes, is at once startling and comforting. Startling in the fact that this wretched disease touches so many lives, children as well as adults. Comforting to know that we are not alone in the daily fight to manage blood sugars.
Though it drizzled rain for much of the morning, I felt a torrent of love and support for our daughter Maddie. She feels it too I’m sure. Friends and family from far and near came to walk with her. To say with their presence–We are here Maddie, to walk with you in the fight to find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes and to support you and your family’s efforts to manage the disease.
Our clever girl designed new t-shirts this year with a Harry Potter theme. In this sketch, she and her cousins and friends showed that they are indeed UP for a cure! Thanks Aunt Tracy for a great photo to draw from! Thank you RedHeaded T-shirts for printing Maddie’s design. And thank you , each and every one of you who donated money to Madeleine’s Army (formerly known as Maddie’s Mission). One day we will see a cure for this disease. We hope! But in the meantime, it is wonderful to know that Maddie has an army of people who love and support her in the daily challenge of living with Type 1 Diabetes.
Thank you!
With all my heart…Thank you.
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P.S. Because of your amazing donations, our daughter was able to walk the red carpet as a V1P!! This was a special treat for those teams who had raised over $1,000.
Also, her t-shirt design was awarded a gold medal for Most Artistic Design. Congrats Maddie!
Way to go Maddie! Love her T design and her pump in her pocket ! She is adorable and I applaud her success. We Type 1’s are forever looking for that magic cure and she is a great champion of the movement. Looks like she inherited your creative gene and I see the family resemblance. Keep up the good work!
Thank you Kathy! So good to hear from you! And thank you for taking the time to comment here! I hope you are well and happy in your knitting these days! Have a lovely day!
I love the shirts and the smiles. You have really captured the joy in your drawings.
Hopefully these young women will see a time when Type one is no longer impacting young lives.
Thank you Nancy!! We are hoping for this as well! Thank you for your part in it!!
Well done all of you…from Aunt’s photos and Mom’s paintings to Maddie’s T’s and gorgeous friends.
Hurrah!
Thank you Phyllis! And for all you have done to make a cure possible!