By Talley Henning Brown Camille Nash has told the story dozens, if not hundreds, of times, but for her, it never gets old. Over the course of more than a decade, in so many phone calls, emails, and personal meetings that she no longer keeps count, the Minnesota mother of three has become very familiar [...]
The Special Diabetes Program: Its successful history and crucial future By Talley Henning Brown This fall, JDRF and the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community have a special opportunity to make legislative history once again—by persuading the 112th Congress to renew the Special Diabetes Program (SDP). Funds provided by the SDP have supported advances in the [...]
On average, it takes a person 2,000 steps to walk one mile. A classic JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes travels a little more than three miles. Now here’s math we love: with 900,000 participants in last year’s JDRF Walk program, our walkers took nearly six million steps toward helping JDRF fund research to cure, better [...]
By Talley Henning Brown Whatever shape your travels take, it’s a good idea to pay extra respect to type 1 diabetes (T1D). JDRF’s own “road warrior,” Andy Bell, who was diagnosed with T1D at age 14, is certainly a case in point. “For me, the journey has always been more meaningful than the destination,” [...]
by Talley Henning Brown I know 15 teachers, 29 musicians, and five lawyers. I know 34 “cat people” and 43 “dog people.” I know eight marathon runners and four yoga instructors. I even know someone who knows the president of the United States. I know, in short, a lot of people—and a lot of things [...]
By Talley Henning Brown Sam Talbot is in a holiday frame of mind. The 33-year-old chef and restaurateur, who burst onto the public scene as a contender, finalist, and “fan favorite” in season two of the hit reality show Top Chef, is always a kid again when it comes to Christmas. “I kind of have [...]
by Talley Henning Brown What do you get when you infuse the boundless energy of thousands of teenagers into a nationwide fundraising drive? In the case of JDRF and the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)—over $150,000. One of the largest student organizations in the country, HOSA was established in 1976 to promote career opportunities [...]
By Talley Henning Brown Elle Shaheen has leadership in her blood. She is the granddaughter of U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire—the first woman in American history to be elected both governor and U.S. senator, and current Co-Chair of the Senate Diabetes Caucus—and the daughter of Stefany Shaheen, former White House intern, Harvard alumna, [...]
By Talley Henning Brown It was a rare opening for a Town Hall event, even in the nation’s capital. Walking across the stage and seating herself in an armchair in front of her audience at the JDRF 2011 Children’s Congress was none other than Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor. On Tuesday, June 21, the [...]
By Talley Henning Brown Regular blood testing and insulin dosing can put a crimp in anyone’s stride, but type 1 diabetes is no deterrent to even the most energetic and ambitious lifestyle—just ask the Town Hall role models. At the JDRF 2011 Children’s Congress Town Hall, five adults with type 1, all successful individuals, told [...]
