OT - one last JDRF walk - SPAWN appeal

mad max beyond eggdome

in case you missed it the first two times, last time before tomorrow's Juvenile Diabetes walk for the cure . . .fellow eggers have contributed a healthy two grand plus toward my young cousin sarah's team on behalf of sarah and sydney. ..following is my original post and appeal on behalf of sarah, sydney and all those in need of cure. ...and as always, a big thanks to all those that have already made a donation and to those who may still make one!!!!!

for those that might have missed it the first time on tuesday, i'm posting this again. ..and i'll probably post it one more time tomorrow night or saturday as we get close to the 'walk' on sunday morning. ..the response to my initial posting was fantastic as the egg gang pushed young cousin sarah's 'rockin rainbows' way up over her target goal. . .we are all very gratified by your outpouring of support for sarah, sydney and all those who's hope for a cure for diabetes rests on continued research!! . .. THANKS. ...and here is my original post and links from the other day ...again, thanks for your support. .. .



first of all, i don't normally do this here on the forum. . .many of you have received emails from me in the past, but given the events with sydney of a few months ago now and the incredible outpouring of support that you all provided to Sydney, me and our family (and unless you were in Antarctica or living under a rock, you knew that she had "died" from a major diabetic incident, was brought back to life in the nick of time by some quick acts of EMTs and ER doctors, spent many weeks in the hospital, had to have some major skin grafts related to what happened, is now our 'zombie princes', etc, etc) i've decided to take this plea to the forum here at large. . .so here goes. . .

Sydney has had type 1 diabetes (otherwise known as juvenile diabetes) since she was 8 years old - 12 years now and counting. . .to that end she has had to take an average of 4 each, blood tests and insulin shots every single day, with no breaks during these 12 years. conservativally speaking, that equates to over 35,000 needle sticks/shots so far, with no end in sight! Each year for the past 10 years our family has walked in the annual JDRF walk to cure diabetes. for the first 8 years we walked as TEAM SYDNEY and we raised over $100,000 towards a cure for diabetes. With Sydney off to college now, we have put our fundraising efforts behind our young cousin, Sarah Kamen, who was also diagnosed with diabetes when she was only 2 years old (about 7 years ago now) and also has to take daily blood tests and shots every day of her life and has her own walk team now, "SARAH'S ROCKIN RAINBOWS". . This coming Sunday, May 31st, we'll be walking with Sarah and her family in this year's walk to cure diabetes in Washington DC. and we want to do everything we can to support Sarah, Sydney and all the others out there afflicted with this awful disease. To be blunt, insulin is not a cure, it is simply 'life support'! Without her insulin, sydney, and others like her, would die in a very short time. And as the events of march reinforced to all of us, this disease can have dire consequences at any time, and we need to find a cure sooner than later. Please know that over 86% of every dime raised by JDRF goes straight to research into a cure for juvenile diabetes (this is one of the highest percentages in the research field!).

so, if you'd like to make a tax deductable contribution to Sarah's Rockin Rainbows and JDRF on behalf of the Spawn, there are two easy ways to do it,

1. pull out the old check book, make out a check (large or small, any amount is welcome) to JDRF and mail it to us here care of: Max Rosen, 6401 North 25th Street, Arlington, VA 22207

2. if you like doing things the electonic way, sarah has a fundraising site all set up at JDRF where you can make electronic donations really easy. .. here is the link. ...

http://walk.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=extranet.personalpage&confirmID=87348910

so, from Mad Max, the Spawn, our cousin sarah, and our families, we thank you in advance for any and all contributions! ...

(sydney and sarah from a prior year's walk)