Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Will Pericak has grown into a 6-foot-4, 285-pound defensive lineman at Colorado. But during his freshman year at Boulder High School, he suddenly began to lose weight.
Then 15 years old, Will hoped and prayed that his fears were unfounded. His brother, Thomas, is four years older and had been diagnosed as a diabetic while in the first grade. The entire family knew all the symptoms.
Regarding their children, Pat and Wynn Pericak (pronounced Pre-check) also were aware that just 5 percent of Type 1 diabetics have a sibling with the disease. In addition to sons Thomas and Will, they have a daughter, Zoe.
"We were playing the odds," Pat Pericak said. "Unfortunately, we were wrong. At least having gone through it with Thomas, we caught Will's diabetes fast."
http://www.denverpost.com/cu/ci_21716852/colorados-will-pericak-hopes-inspire-others-type-1
Then 15 years old, Will hoped and prayed that his fears were unfounded. His brother, Thomas, is four years older and had been diagnosed as a diabetic while in the first grade. The entire family knew all the symptoms.
Regarding their children, Pat and Wynn Pericak (pronounced Pre-check) also were aware that just 5 percent of Type 1 diabetics have a sibling with the disease. In addition to sons Thomas and Will, they have a daughter, Zoe.
"We were playing the odds," Pat Pericak said. "Unfortunately, we were wrong. At least having gone through it with Thomas, we caught Will's diabetes fast."
http://www.denverpost.com/cu/ci_21716852/colorados-will-pericak-hopes-inspire-others-type-1