Be the Cure!
Coming soon! Creative, fun and efficient ways to help the world work toward a cure.
Coming soon! Examples of really great cure-related programs, events and fundraisers. Feel free to submit yours to me at moira@despitediabetes.com
Moira McCarthy, JDRF volunteer & outreach speaker, shares her experience & advice on the highs & lows of raising a child with Type 1 diabetes
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The One Where I Go All “Public Service” (or: a plea during flu season to the world)
It was “parents watch day” at my youngest daughter’s dance school and everyone was excited. Every other dance class week, parents drop their kids off and do errands or wait for the hour in the small waiting room; no peek into what was going on inside. But this was the week before the holiday break [...]
What I learned on my Ride to Cure Effort Part 5: The one where I get lucky
It’s almost here. Nearly a year ago I started thinking to myself … maybe. Just maybe. Six months ago I clicked on the link, signed up and made the first donation myself. JDRF Ride to Cure Diabetes. Death Valley, California. I didn’t own a bike. I’d not been on one (other than those cute [...]
Using Words Wisely: They Really Do Matter
It was driven into my head during the very first days we experienced life with diabetes (or life knowing diabetes was with us now. I still think if I’d been a more astute mom she could have been diagnosed three weeks prior. But I digress). From the first days on the hospital floor, doctors and [...]
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