JDRF Award Luncheon
The Eastern PA Chapter of the JDRF held their awards luncheon today at Citizen’s Bank Park. We were treated to a behind the scenes tour of the park, a nice lunch and an awards ceremony. Arden received an individual award and our walk team was also recognized.
It was a very emotional afternoon. Being surrounded by so many people that are personally effected by this disease was a bit overwhelming at times. There was one particular walk team there that I want to remember to tell you all about some time soon.
All of the people in that room raised large amounts of money for the JDRF. And they all did it the same way. By enlisting friends, family and co-workers. The ‘Walk for Arden’ team was given an award today because of your kindness and hard work! You are the team... Thank you!
Pictures from the event are here.
Have you seen our new video? Six Month’s Worth of Used Needles
I see you get free time the same time of day I do... :)
It's nice to meet you! I hope you enjoy and share the site. It must have been insanely difficult to dose a 7 month old! Even I can't imagine that and I can draw a "drop" of insulin with the best of them... Hope to speak to you again!
Six Months Worth of Needles
I have been saving every lancet and needle since this site started on August 16, 2007. Here is what they look like all in one place.
The YouTube version of the video is here.
Consider making a charitable donation to the JDRF today.
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I am a type 1 diabetic, and my heat really goes out to someone as young as Arden, coping with this terrible disease, she really is the bravest little girl i have heard off. Although i am much older then Arden (12!) i still know how it is to live with Diabetes, but to try and re-assure you, it does get easier for the parent once the child grows up, so my mom says , most days i now give myself insulin and tset my own BG, we need to find a cure, to give all the sifferers their childhoods back, it isnt fair.
STAY STRONG ARDEN, a cure is on its way. xxx
Arden gets an average of 7 shots a day and 9 or 10 finger sticks, more if she has lows.
Thankyou for replying to my question, and also thankyou so much for incuding my comment in one of your recent blogs, it meant to much to me to see that you read it and incuded it, thank you so much
Auction Ended Success
Thanks to all of you our first auction was a huge success! We took this signed Donovan McNabb football and turned it into a $500 donation for the JDRF. I spoke with the winning bidder tonight and what a wonderful woman! She could not have been any nicer... Here is the message she left when she made her donation:
God bless you all in your journey to cure juvenile diabetes. My prayers go to Arden and her family. Best Wishes on finding the cure. Thank you to Eagles organization for my winning football. -Renee
Thanks to all of the bidders! Keep an eye out for more opportunities to win signed Eagles swag... There is more to come. Thank you for your support! Because of you. Because you read, forward, talk about, bid and donate this site is growing! So far this year we’ve generated $9,026 in donations for the JDRF. Our grand total (including 2006) is $10,597
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Robbinsville MOMS Club(r)
Today I had the chance to speak in front of our local MOMS Club(r). I’d like to thank the members of the Robbinsville MOMS Club(r) for inviting me and for being such wonderful hostesses!
It was a fantastic opportunity to share Arden’s day with the parents of children that one day Arden will be in school with. Educating friends and family was this site’s first goal and though we’ve branched out a bit and had a lot of success fund raising, I’m most proud of what we did today.
Educating people that one day may be a friends parent, a room mom or a neighbor will go a long way to normalizing Arden’s disease in their eyes. Thus normalizing her day-to-day interactions with those people.
Inevitably, one day Arden will suffer a low blood glucose at school or while visiting a friends house. During that low BG event she may become disoriented, agitated or even have a seizure. Knowing people that are able to identify what is happening to Arden will play a huge part in us being comfortable leaving her alone in those situations. Our comfort will resinate with Arden making her more comfortable and give her the feeling of normalcy. In addition, our secondary goal is that after said event ends, no one “looks” at her differently.
Arden is a normal little girl whose pancreas doesn’t work. She’ll have to learn to live with certain health issues and limitations but she shouldn’t have to feel different because of them. That’s one of our goals and today felt like a big step in making that a reality for Arden. So thank you again for the invitation to speak, it meant a lot to me.
If you are visiting from the MOMS Club(r) and didn’t attend the meeting below are links to the handout I used today. Anyone that is interested can download them in PDF form.
AD Packet1 - Cover.pdf AD Packet2 - About.pdf AD Packet3 - Warning Signs.pdf
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Generosity from a stranger
My son says that I talk too much to people I don’t know. Admitably I do quite enjoy meeting new people. I can’t seem get enough of seeing the world through other’s eyes.
We went to a party on New Year’s Eve and by the time I parked the car and got inside our son Cole had found a group of strangers watching a football game and he joined them. As it turns out, Cole is a bit chatty himself...
A little later a wonderful woman (who is too humble to let me use her name) came over to tell us about her conversation with Cole. She mentioned that he knows more about the Philadelphia Eagles than she does which is of particular interest because she works for them. As the evening progressed she must have watched Arden get her BG checked and it seems the experience touched her because...
It’s only a few days later but look at what came in the mail today from Arden’s Day’s newest supporter...
The Philadelphia Eagles have sent us an authentic NFL football signed by Donavan McNabb to help us raise donations for the JDRF!!!