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The Friends for Life conference means a lot to me actually. A lot of things happen, a lot of things that are fun and nothing that is not. You meet new people, and you obviously make "friends for life" every time you go. You'll go back home with millions of phone numbers, e mail addresses, etc. The first time you go, you look around and the first thing you think is, "I'm not the only one who has diabetes." Then, after a while being there, you feel that all of these people checking their sugars, bolusing, giving themselves a shot, makes you feel normal - like diabetes isn't making you feel like the outcast of the group.
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Hi, my name is Eric. I am on the Cozmo pump, and I use the Navigator Continuous Glucose Monitor or CGM for short. I am twelve and I was diagnosed at 3 years old. I have been on the pump for 8 years. I also have a brother with diabetes that is 9 years old; he was diagnosed at 10 months old. See you at the conference.
Hi my name is Hannah. I have a younger brother named Ethan, he was diagnosed with diabetes at 10 months old, which is very young for a child to get diabetes. Diabetes is a terrible disease but if you check your blood sugar and bolus when needed is quite manageable and very easy. My family and I have been to all of the Friends for Life conferences and many of the regionals. We have learned so much and have met new people from all over the world. They are all dealing with everything that we are dealing with.
As a high school student I really don't want to be doing this I have better things to do with my time. But after my mom forced me to do this actually as a matter of fact when I was younger I hated going. As I am sitting here writing this I recollected all the fun times I have had at CWD for example all the free giveaways or meeting all the athletes,famous people with diabetes (Adam Morrison, Nicole Johnson, Chris Dudley and so many more). When I was 14 months old I was diagnosed with diabetes. I have gone to CWD for like every year since the first time.
Hi my name is Katelyn. I have been to the Friends for Life conference with my family for 3 years now, and I will be going again this summer, making it my fourth year! I have been in the tween group, which is ages 10-12, but this year I will be in the teen group. One thing that is really cool is that when you go to Friends for Life, everyone there understands what you are going through. Each and every person is so welcoming and friendly. I make so many new friends, and I get to see old friends every year. Many of the people I have met at the conferences each year, I still chat with regularly. We e-mail, text or call each other. At Friends for Life, you really do make "Friends for Life."
My name is Madeleine and I have an older sister who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 11 years old. I have been to three Children with Diabetes conferences (going to my fourth in July) and every time I go I learn a bit more. The conferences are a great place to meet people who understand what you or your sibling may be going through and it is more fun than I can tell you.
Hi, my name is Sailor. I am 10 years old. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in December of 2001. I've been with CWD since 2002. I used to get 7-8 shots a day, but because of FFL I went to a pump. CWD is the greatest thing for me, because I meet so many new kids that experience what I do. It's where I met one of my best friends, Ashley. We met each other when we were just 6. Ashley and I now friends for life. Thank you Laura and Jeff, and everyone at CWD.
Friends For Life isn't an experience that can be summed up in words. And every time I attend, I manage to take hundreds of pictures, but even they can't capture everything that Friends For Life has to offer. CWD is full of people who understand. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's whipped out the ol' Freestyle Flash during science class, only to have about 8 kids ask me why I'm poking myself and alert me to the fact that my finger's bleeding (yes, it is, because I just poked it). When you're at Friends For Life, people just get it. No explanation necessary. Oh, you're checking your blood sugar? I just did too! Yikes, you're kind of low, do you want some of my glucose tabs? That's what you can expect at CWD.
Last year was my first year going to the Friends for Life Conference and I was really nervous. I thought I would be the only one there with an insulin pump. When we got there I saw so many kids with insulin pumps, even Miss America had one. I tried on her crown too which was GREAT! I got to meet a lot of kids and try out a lot of cool stuff. I met Julianna from Egypt and she is so nice.
Friends for Life 2009 Conference and Expo Introduction - Partners & Sponsors - Exhibitors - Convention Center Map Faculty - Youth Faculty - Grandparent Faculty - CWD Staff - Special Guests Registration - FAQs - Kids' Voices Schedule: Parents & Adults - Youth - Young Adults - Focus Groups FFL Reports from 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001
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Last Updated: Monday December 07, 2009 12:08:21
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