His Godfather passed away last December after a lengthy battle with cancer. Since the day he was diagnosed in 2009 with diabetes, he was witnessing the battles his Godfather faced everyday, different than his, a battle that would only prolong the inevitable. After he was diagnosed, at the age of 13, he had to battle within […]
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If if you do not have children for this incredible program…..it’s the holidays, help take us one step closer to a cure. SANTA CLAUS CAN PEN A PERSONAL NOTE TO YOUR CHILD THIS CHRISTMAS Jolly holiday fundraiser benefits Diabetes Research Institute Foundation New York, NY (November 23, 2012) – Yes, Virginia (and Emma, and Maria, […]
Happy Thanksgiving. Each year I enjoy the parade from my chair, but for a long, long time that was not the case. A long time ago I decided that I want to be involved on the inside of the Macy’s Day Parade. It looked so cool. How great would it be to one day march front and center […]
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Hurricane Sandy and Diabetes……..
Hurricane Sandy hit with a fury of which the likes have never been seen here on Long Island. Our neighbors in New Jersey, Staten Island, Queens, NYC, and parts of Connecticut were also hugely hit by this incredibly unforgiving storm. The flow of water connected bay to ocean and literally cut Fire Island into further Islands […]
Today’s T.G.I.F. are a group of men I met recently. When I was over in the UK with the Children with Diabetes I met a group of dads, an amazing group of dads. They are regulars dads, husbands, partners, with regular jobs, likes, responsibilities and in many ways are just like any other dads…….but they […]
I had the wonderful fortune of being asked to address the CWD UK Friends for Life Conference as the keynote speaker. People seem to think that because of my background in the theatre that this task is an easy one. Nothing could be further from the truth for two major reasons. The first one is […]