This month I will be running to support Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). This is a cause very close to my heart. For those of you who don't know, my husband Tom was diagnosed with Type 1 (Juvenile Diabetes) when he was 9 years old and has been insulin dependent ever since. He now wears an insulin pump attached to his his body so he doesn't have to give himself 6 shots a day like he used to.
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is the worldwide leader for research to cure type 1 diabetes. It sets the global agenda for diabetes research, and is the largest charitable funder and advocate of diabetes science worldwide.
The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal. Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump - each day, every day of their lives. And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its eventual and devastating complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation.
Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.4 billion to diabetes research, including $101 million in FY2009. In FY2009, JDRF funded research projects in 22 countries throughout the world, including more than 40 human clinical trials.(from JDRF.org)
I probablly won't be able to get out and run as much as I was able to for my last goal, but I will use my elliptical machine and biking to make up the miles. I will be participating in the Run and Roal Duathalon on Sunday, October 18, 2010. Goal 150 miles, $75.00. The rest is up to you!
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