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. >>>
. >>> CHARLIE WAS DIG NOSED AT 10
MONTHS OLD.
MONTHS OLD. >> I FEEL LIKE WE GREW UP
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. I THINK WHEN I FIRST MET YOU
YOU WERE 5-YEARS-OLD.
LET'S GO BACK TO 10 MONTHS.
OFTEN TIMES WHEN A CHILD IS NOT
FEELING WELL, AT THAT AGE, THEY
CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING ON.
HOW DID YOU NOTICE?
>> IT WAS REALLY SCARY WITH
CHARLIE.
CHARLIE.
CHARLIE. ONE DAY, HE CALLED AND SAID
CHARLIE DOESN'T FEEL LIKE
PLAYING.
PLAYING.
PLAYING. I PICKED HIM UP AND TOOK HIM TO
THE DOCTOR AND LOOKED HIM OVER
AND TOLD ME TO KEEP AN EYE ON
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. THE
HIM. THE NEXT MORNING HE DID NOT
MAKE UP.
MAKE UP.
MAKE UP. ESPECIALLY FOR A MOM OF A NEW
BABY, YOUR BABY IS AN ALARM
CLOCK.
CLOCK.
CLOCK. I
CLOCK. I RAN INTO THE ROOM AND CHARLIE
WAS LAYING IN HIS CRIB GASPING
FOR BREATH WITH HIS EYES SLIT.
I SCOOPED HIM OUT AND TOOK HIM
BACK TO THE PEDIATRICIAN.
I PULLED THEM OUT OF MY ARMS
AND WITHIN 45 MINUTES HE WAS
DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE ONE
DIABETES WITH A BLOOD SUGAR OF
87 6.
87 6.
87 6. >>
87 6. >> WHAT WOULD BE NORMAL?
>> ABOUT 100.
>> SO FOR TYPE ONE'S, HIS
PANCREAS IS NOT PRODUCING
INSULIN ANYMORE AT ALL.
HE HAS TO GET INSULIN VIA HIS
INSULIN PUMP.
INSULIN PUMP. >> WHICH, LET ME SAY WHEN HE
FIRST CAME ON AT 5-YEARS-OLD WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
TECHNOLOGY TO HELP MAKE LIFE
EASIER, RIGHT.
EASIER, RIGHT. >> YES, THIS IS THE FIRST
GENERATION OF THE ARTIFICIAL
PANCREAS.
PANCREAS.
PANCREAS. 10 YEARS AGO THIS WAS JUST A
DREAM.
DREAM.
DREAM. THANKS TO JDF, IT WAS NOW A
REALITY.
REALITY.
REALITY. >> HOW IS THIS MADE LIFE EASIER
FOR YOU?
FOR YOU?
FOR YOU? >> WELL, NOW I DON'T GO AS LOW
AS MUCH SO THAT MEANS I CAN
PLAY AT THE SCHOOL.
>> VERY COOL.
WHAT'S THE HARDEST PART OF
DEALING WITH TYPE ONE DIABETES?
>> PROBABLY LIKE INFECTIONS AND
ALL THAT STAYS IN MY BODY.
>> THE COOL THING, THAT'S WHY
THEY'RE GOING TO WORK HARD AT
FINDING A CURE ONE DAY OR
BETTER TREATMENTS, RIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY TO
PEOPLE THAT MIGHT SUPPORT JDRF?
>> THE WALK IS TOMORROW,
SATURDAY AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE
GOING TO DONATE MONEY.
THERE'S BOUNCY HOUSES AND MORE.
>> BECAUSE OF THE PUMP, YOU CAN
PLAY IN THE BOUNCY HOUSE,
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. YOU CAN PLAY ALL DAY.
PEOPLE CAN COME OUT AND SUPPORT
YOU IN A NUMBER OF WAYS.
DO NATIONS AND A WALK WHERE YOU
HAVE OTHER FAMILIES TOO
INVOLVED AND NOT REALIZE IT'S
COMING THEIR WAY.
YOU KNOW THAT HELP IS OUT THERE
AND WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS
ACAUSE.
ACAUSE.
ACAUSE. THIS COULD STRIKE ANY TIME,
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. >>
RIGHT. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> FOR BABIES LIKE CHARLIE, IT
WAS AN ON SET.
SYMPTOMS CAN BE URINATION AND
DRINKING LOTS OF WATER.
FOR A BABY, THAT'S HARD.
>> FOR FRIENDS, WHEN I WAS A
KID DIAGNOSED, FOR THEM, IT
TOOK A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
WAS WRONG.
WAS WRONG. IT CAN STILL BE OVERLOOKED
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. YOU GOT TO BE VIGILANT.
>> IF YOU WANT TO COME OUT AND
JOIN US, YOU CAN COME WALK WITH
US.
US.
US. >>
US. >> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANKS FOR BRINGING CHARLIE
BACK.
BACK.
BACK. ONE
BACK. ONE THING WE HOPE YOU DON'T
HAVE TO COME BACK BECAUSE WE'LL
CALL YOU AND YOU'LL SAY IT'S
ALREADY CURED.
ALREADY CURED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT'S BEEN SO COOL TO SEE YOU
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS GROW