Rachel is an extremely happy and intelligent 7 year old. She was dianosed with type 1 diabetes in February 2002. Then in February 2004 she was diagnosed with celiac. Despite these challenges, she is one of the happiest, balanced children you could meet. She will be in secnd grade in the fall of2006, plays piano, has been a Brownie Girl Scout for the past 2 years and loves to swim.

She loves her mom, dad, and 18 year old brother David. She also has has a guinea pig named Blackberry for 2 years now.