the 2010 JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes! 
I'm writing to you to ask for your support in a very special cause. Type 1, or juvenile, diabetes, is a devastating, often deadly disease that affects millions of people - a large and growing percentage of them children … like my daughter, Ariel.
Everything can change in the blink of an eye. On August 31, 2007, Ariel almost died when her pancreas stopped producing insulin. Her blood sugar climbed to over 769 while her body produced acid. She could not eat or drink and had no appetite or strength. Since she was not providing the necessary fuel the body needs to preform and function properly, the large quantity of acid her body was producing started to eat away at her organs that were shutting down. It is the scariest thing to watch your child go through as she was laying there hooked up to monitors and IV's - fighting for her life! She is diagnosed with DKA Type 1 Diabetes. Today is she doing much better; however, she has to take insulin injections every time she eats, in addition to checking her blood sugar at least 5 - 6 times a day, and watches what she eats!!
Many people think type 1 diabetes can be controlled by insulin. While insulin does keep people with type 1 diabetes alive, it is NOT a cure. Aside from the daily challenges of living with type 1 diabetes, there are many severe, often fatal, complications caused by the disease. That's the bad news... and yes, it's pretty bad!!
The good news, though, is that a cure for type 1 diabetes is within reach. In fact, JDRF funding and leadership is associated with most major scientific breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes research to date. And JDRF funds a major portion of all type 1 diabetes research worldwide, more than any other charity.
This year, I will be joining the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk to Cure Diabetes on May 23, 2010 in Bemus Point, NY … along with a half-million other walkers across the country. JDRF's goal: To raise $105 million to help fund research for a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications.
To show my support and appreciation for all that JDRF has done to help children (like Ariel) living with diabetes and their families, I am pledging to help raise $1000 to support JDRF's dedication to find a cure for Juvenille Diabetes!!
I'm writing to ask for your support because now more than ever, EACH of us can be a part of bringing about a cure. EACH of us can make a real difference. Won't you please give to JDRF as generously as you're able?
Show your support by making a tax-deductible donation today: Click here to Donate! Together, we can make the cure a reality!!
Thank you for your support … HUGZ!!
Coach Sunset – Shelia Benson
http://walk.jdrf.org/support.cfm?id=87618070
