In the year 1999 Laura Billetdeaux (CWD Friends for Life organizer and founder) stated she was going to Florida and if anyone wanted to meet her there, they could. Five hundred people met her there and Friends for Life was born; and two weeks ago 3500 people showed up again. At the CWD FFL Ball at the conference, it was […]
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Two are having their first child. One was just married. Four have diabetes, two do not; Can you tell, of course you can’t. Diabetes is a huge part of the lives of all six of them none-the-less. A few are in love. One is my daughter; the rest I have known for some time. When I saw this […]
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Where are You on this Journey?
Barbara Singer is a national treasure. She is a mom to two children with diabetes and if she chooses to share her story with you sometime, it will make you thankful for whereever you are in this journey. She and her husband, are two of the original founders of the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation. When […]
From my time as a producer, I can tell you that it is a very labor-consuming, frustrating, and difficult time frame, from conception to airtime, creating a commercial or Public Service Announcement (PSA). Trying to think of a commercial with a concept that captures the viewer’s attention by being edgy like this one created for […]
I have two kids with four paws. Dusty and Jessie are as much a part of this family as the rest of us. They were given their names from the movie Tootsie, which is a movie of great significance in our lives. Our first dog was named Tootsie and I’m sure she was never happy with […]
Well I am really glad I might have put a smile on your face earlier today with a light-hearted look at diabetes because I was just sent a notification of the new Public Service Announcement video from the International Diabetes Federation. It is on their home page. I think that smile you had this morning might be short-lived. I […]