Allison Blass is walking with SANFORD BROWN INSTITUTE-NYC on October 5, 2008 in New York, NY.
Hello! Thanks so much for visiting my Walk to Cure Diabetes page.
Why should you donate to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation? The reasons are fairly simple: diabetes is the 5th leading cause of death, complications include kidney failure and heart disease, and we have dozens of bright, hard-working researchers all over the world who need more funding.
Many of you have personal connections to diabetes. I have had Type 1 diabetes for more than 14 years, I have been a volunteer with JDRF for over seven years and I believe that the money JDRF raises will fund the researcher(s) that will find the cure for diabetes.
I wear an insulin pump 24 hours a day and I test my blood sugar at least 5 times a day, sometimes up to 10 times! Many of you have seen me test my blood sugar but what you don't know is I've done that more than 35,000 times. I will continue to wear the insulin pump, test my blood sugar, count carbohydrates in everything I eat, and deal with high and low blood sugars that make me feel sick and disoriented for the rest of my life - unless we find a cure.
To jump start my fundraising effort, I'm starting a 23 Day Challenge (in honor of my 23rd birthday). From August 6 until August 28, my goal is to raise $2300.
You can donate via this website using your debit or credit card or you can mail me a personal check made out to JDRF. You can mail it to:
Allison Blass
c/o MWW Group
1 Meadowlands Plaza 6th Floor
East Rutherford, NJ 07073
Please let me know if you have any questions and I encourage you to visit my blog, www.lemonade-life.com, to find out more about my life with diabetes.
Thank you!
Cheers,
Allison
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