Lea and James

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Thursday, October 11, 2007

support a walker!

On Saturday, November 3, Lea and I are participating in the annual JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes. We are participating in support of Grace's Gang for Grace Gurley who has Type I (Juvenile) Diabetes.

Grace is an incredible little girl ... a red headed wonder. She just celebrated her second birthday, has a wonderful, vibrant personality and ability to make you smile! Watching her play, if it weren't for her insulin pump strapped to her side, you would never know she was battling this disease.

In the past 17 months she has endured more than 3,000 pokes to check her blood sugar, 170 site changes (a very painful process of inserting a new needle and tube for her pump to deliver insulin) and physical and emotional challenges that come with fluctuating blood sugar levels. She also endured an emergency three night stay in the hospital while on vacation with her parents in Michigan. To say she's handled it well would be a huge understatement. Her parents call her their little human pincushion.

Because of this courageous little girl, we are participating in the walk, and we want to give you the opportunity to participate with us! First, if you are among our Phoenix friends, you could join us in the walk. To register, go to http://walk.jdrf.org/ and select your team (Grace's Gang) and your captain (Aaron Gurley). Then raise support and join us on Saturday, November 3 at 8:00 am at Tempe Town Lake. Last year Grace's Gang raised more than $12,000 ... a record breaking accomplishment for a first year team!

Or, if you are not in the area, or cannot participate in the walk, you can "Support a Walker" - us! We would love you to support one of us. Lea and I each hope to raise at least $100; the team's goal is to raise $15,000 this year and we are excited to be a part of reaching this goal!

Thanks again!

James and Lea

Follow these links to make a donation today:
James - http://walk.jdrf.org/support.cfm?id=86883589
Lea - http://walk.jdrf.org/support.cfm?id=86882836

posted by James at 10:05 AM