Dear Family and Friends,
Another year has passed for Karly and Kelsy Symonds. They’ve graduated from high school and are now moving on to college life. They’re 18 years old and have lived with Type I Diabetes for the past 16 years of their life.
Type I Diabetes is an auto-immune disease that is never outgrown. Insulin producing cells in Type I Diabetics have been killed off by their own bodies. They cannot produce insulin at all. They are dependent upon insulin injections to live.
Even though they may look healthy on the outside, there is a war raging on the inside. Either the extra sugar in their blood is causing havoc with their organs that can leave permanent damage, or their low blood sugar is threatening to completely shut down their bodies.
Taking care of this disease is like walking a tight rope each day. A wrong move to either side could cause results that aren’t conducive to living a long, healthy life.
In the past year, the girls have done about 4,400 finger pokes, 300 site changes for their insulin pump, filled about 350 insulin reservoirs, bolused 5000 times and treated hundreds of low blood sugars. They must always be on the alert. They can’t take a break or decide to ignore their disease, even for a short time.
As Karly and Kelsy move on to their next phase of life, we have hope that a cure for this disease is just around the corner. JDRF is working hard to find a cure and we want to help.
Our family team is accepting donations for JDRF in any amount, large or small. All donations will help us get closer to a life free from the burdens of diabetes for Karly and Kelsy and countless other people with this deadly disease.
Please donate whatever you can. We appreciate your support!
The Symonds Safari Hunters
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