Meet the Delegates
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These children with type 1 diabetes—ages 4 to 17, representing all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and five other countries—will converge on Washington, D.C. from June 22-24, 2009, to tell their stories and urge lawmakers to help find a cure.
150 Delegates Selected for Children’s Congress 2009
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Delegate: Mark
State: Illinois
Age: 6
Profile: Mark is in kindergarten and is eager to learn. He loves to wear super hero costumes and play with his two brothers. He likes riding his bike and playing basketball, soccer, and tee ball. He also enjoys drawing pictures, creating stories, and acting out movies.
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State: Illinois
Age: 6
Profile: Mark is in kindergarten and is eager to learn. He loves to wear super hero costumes and play with his two brothers. He likes riding his bike and playing basketball, soccer, and tee ball. He also enjoys drawing pictures, creating stories, and acting out movies.
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Delegate: Chloe
State: Washington
Age: 12
Profile: Chloe was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age four, and although she doesn’t remember that day exactly, she does remember that she understood that she and her brother (who was diagnosed the day after she was, at age 22), were going to be living with this life-threatening disease for a very long time
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State: Washington
Age: 12
Profile: Chloe was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age four, and although she doesn’t remember that day exactly, she does remember that she understood that she and her brother (who was diagnosed the day after she was, at age 22), were going to be living with this life-threatening disease for a very long time
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Delegate: Albert
State: Michigan
Age: 17
Profile: Albert was diagnosed with type 1 when he was four. At 13 he started using an insulin pump. He was a delegate and a volunteer at the 2005 and 2007 Children’s Congresses, and is part of the student government and a member of a peer resource group at his school.
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State: Michigan
Age: 17
Profile: Albert was diagnosed with type 1 when he was four. At 13 he started using an insulin pump. He was a delegate and a volunteer at the 2005 and 2007 Children’s Congresses, and is part of the student government and a member of a peer resource group at his school.
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Delegate: Camryn
State: Massachusetts
Age: 9
Profile: Camryn was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was five years old, but she hasn’t let it stop her. Her favorite activity is horseback riding, which she has been doing since. She also likes swimming, drawing, and writing, and may want to be a writer one day, or, because of her love of public speaking, a motivational speaker or lawyer.
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State: Massachusetts
Age: 9
Profile: Camryn was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was five years old, but she hasn’t let it stop her. Her favorite activity is horseback riding, which she has been doing since. She also likes swimming, drawing, and writing, and may want to be a writer one day, or, because of her love of public speaking, a motivational speaker or lawyer.
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Delegate: Samuel
State: Massachusetts
Age: 14
Profile: Diagnosed a year and a half ago, Sam, now 14, sees an upside to his diagnosis: “I used to talk about losing a baseball game like it was the end of the world, but now, I have this realization that it’s not so bad. There are so many worse things that can happen.” He raised almost $6,000 at JDRF’s Walk and is passionate about spreading awareness about the disease.
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State: Massachusetts
Age: 14
Profile: Diagnosed a year and a half ago, Sam, now 14, sees an upside to his diagnosis: “I used to talk about losing a baseball game like it was the end of the world, but now, I have this realization that it’s not so bad. There are so many worse things that can happen.” He raised almost $6,000 at JDRF’s Walk and is passionate about spreading awareness about the disease.
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