Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Bexhill Rotarians sat spellbound listening to an emotional, uplifting and often very moving talk about 15 year old Isobel from her mother, Allison Tanner, at their meeting on Tuesday this week (20th May).
Allison, who was representing the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) as a promotion volunteer, revealed that ‘D-Day’ (Diagnosis Day) for her daughter, Isobel, was on 15th September 2009 when it was discovered she had Type 1 Diabetes. After being introduced by Bexhill Rotarian Perry Puddefoot, Allison revealed that she was an ex belly dancer, an ex nurse and had recently completed the Hastings half marathon to raise funds for JDRF. She explained that even experts don’t know what actually causes diabetes but ‘sufferers’ like her daughter must have insulin injections daily (maximum 6 per day) for the rest of their lives.
http://www.bexhillobserver.net/news...upport-to-juvenile-diabetes-charity-1-6088111
Allison, who was representing the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) as a promotion volunteer, revealed that ‘D-Day’ (Diagnosis Day) for her daughter, Isobel, was on 15th September 2009 when it was discovered she had Type 1 Diabetes. After being introduced by Bexhill Rotarian Perry Puddefoot, Allison revealed that she was an ex belly dancer, an ex nurse and had recently completed the Hastings half marathon to raise funds for JDRF. She explained that even experts don’t know what actually causes diabetes but ‘sufferers’ like her daughter must have insulin injections daily (maximum 6 per day) for the rest of their lives.
http://www.bexhillobserver.net/news...upport-to-juvenile-diabetes-charity-1-6088111