Beth Krempasky of A Diabetic Life
Son; Type 1 Diabetes, August 1996
“My son Ryan is Type 1, diagnosed on August 6, 1996, at the age of 13 months. I’m a wife, Mom, and a nurse. In the nearly 15 yrs. since my son Ryan was diagnosed, I’ve always advocated in small ways – now I’m ready to go big and help bring home a cure!”
I’m a wife of eighteen years, a Mom to two sons and a daughter, a nurse to the troubled on an in-patient psych ward. My youngest son, Ryan, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when he was thirteen months old, and I’ve done whatever I could to raise awareness, as well as money for research, whenever possible. Taking care of Ryan, dealing with medical professionals who knew Diabetes but didn’t know MY child, fueled my determination to become a nurse. I obtained my LPN in 2005, currently attend Kent State University, and hope to obtain my RN in 2012. Help from others in the diabetic community is what got us through when Ryan was first diagnosed, and I hope to return that help to those who need it.






Barb Wagstaff of Diabetes Advocacy
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