Delegates in California
Delegate: Benjamin
State: California
Profile: Benjamin was away at summer camp when he started noticing what he later learned were the classic symptoms of type 1 diabetes.
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State: California
Profile: Benjamin was away at summer camp when he started noticing what he later learned were the classic symptoms of type 1 diabetes.
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Delegate: Calvin
State: California
Profile: Calvin's mantra is "Cure diabetes, no more insulin," and he wants our leaders to see how hard it has been to live with diabetes--especially having to endure seven insulin injections a day--for over 3 years.
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State: California
Profile: Calvin's mantra is "Cure diabetes, no more insulin," and he wants our leaders to see how hard it has been to live with diabetes--especially having to endure seven insulin injections a day--for over 3 years.
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Delegate: Christopher
State: California
Profile: Chris, now 14, remembers vividly the day four years ago when guests were about to arrive for a big family party, and he had to be rushed to the hospital in an ambulance.
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State: California
Profile: Chris, now 14, remembers vividly the day four years ago when guests were about to arrive for a big family party, and he had to be rushed to the hospital in an ambulance.
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Delegate: Hannah
State: California
Profile: Nine-year-old Hannah has lived with diabetes since the age of 18 months.
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State: California
Profile: Nine-year-old Hannah has lived with diabetes since the age of 18 months.
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Delegate: Heather
State: California
Profile: Heather, 17, realized a long-held dream when she was chosen to join Pump Girls, a pop music group of teenagers with type 1 who wear insulin pumps and aim to inspire other young people with diabetes...
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State: California
Profile: Heather, 17, realized a long-held dream when she was chosen to join Pump Girls, a pop music group of teenagers with type 1 who wear insulin pumps and aim to inspire other young people with diabetes...
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Delegate: Jack
State: California
Profile: Jack is 5, and within six hours of his diabetes diagnosis last October, his mother sat in his hospital room, in shock and sleepless, borrowed a laptop, and e-mailed her U.S. representatives about the prospect of a cure.
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State: California
Profile: Jack is 5, and within six hours of his diabetes diagnosis last October, his mother sat in his hospital room, in shock and sleepless, borrowed a laptop, and e-mailed her U.S. representatives about the prospect of a cure.
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Delegate: Johnnie
State: California
Profile: Johnnie, 16, climbed Mt. Whitney (the highest mountain in the contiguous U.S.) and other high peaks to prove anything is possible with type 1 diabetes.
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State: California
Profile: Johnnie, 16, climbed Mt. Whitney (the highest mountain in the contiguous U.S.) and other high peaks to prove anything is possible with type 1 diabetes.
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Delegate: Jordan
State: California
Profile: Boy was it scary, remembers Jordan about her diagnosis at age 4. Not wanting to be treated differently from the other kids, she had difficulty telling other people about her diabetes.
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State: California
Profile: Boy was it scary, remembers Jordan about her diagnosis at age 4. Not wanting to be treated differently from the other kids, she had difficulty telling other people about her diabetes.
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Delegate: Kaden
State: California
Profile: Kaden's mother says that it has been the emotional changes after his diagnosis three years ago--from stoic patience to overt anger--that linger in her mind.
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State: California
Profile: Kaden's mother says that it has been the emotional changes after his diagnosis three years ago--from stoic patience to overt anger--that linger in her mind.
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Delegate: Madison
State: California
Profile: Just because she has diabetes, Madison says, doesn't mean she isn't like other kids. "I have braces like many other kids, I go to school every day, and I do my homework every day..."
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State: California
Profile: Just because she has diabetes, Madison says, doesn't mean she isn't like other kids. "I have braces like many other kids, I go to school every day, and I do my homework every day..."
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Delegate: Sabrina
State: California
Profile: Seven years have passed since Sabrina was diagnosed at age 5, but in spite of illnesses and emergencies, she went on to win pageants, barrel racing competitions at local rodeos, and her second rodeo queen title.
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State: California
Profile: Seven years have passed since Sabrina was diagnosed at age 5, but in spite of illnesses and emergencies, she went on to win pageants, barrel racing competitions at local rodeos, and her second rodeo queen title.
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Delegate: Spenser
State: California
Profile: Spenser, 14, can't imagine what it's like for young children who don't get to eat what they want when they want it because of diabetes.
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State: California
Profile: Spenser, 14, can't imagine what it's like for young children who don't get to eat what they want when they want it because of diabetes.
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