I had the pleasure of joining JDRF families from Virginia at a Promise to Remember Me meeting with Senator Jim Webb (D-VA). It seems like only yesterday I was walking down these same halls in WashingtonDC, as Chairmom for the 2007 Children’s Congress.
Our group of Virginia advocates had the chance to talk with the Senator and his staff regarding life with diabetes, and how it affects each of us on a daily basis. We explained the countless finger pricks, injections, pump changes and carbohydrate counting everyone must endure to live with the disease. We also explained the importance of the Special Diabetes Program, to the millions of people dealing with diabetes. The program is a critical component to continued research on many projects that show great potential in preventing, treating and ultimately finding a cure for diabetes. We urged him and his staff to support this legislation, and thanked them for their continued support and their willingness to meet with us.
I hope all Children’s Congress participants are taking an opportunity to meet with their legislators during the promise campaign. It was so wonderful to see the impact you made in WashingtonDC, and now I’m counting on you to lead the way to helping us secure 400 meetings for this campaign. I want to thank everyone that has participated in a Promise meeting so far and I look forward to tracking all of your success stories on the web site!