tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73293892489580925212024-02-06T22:10:37.428-08:00GraceMoniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548986590885918453noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329389248958092521.post-40375285478676520842016-09-20T14:03:00.006-07:002016-09-20T18:09:48.691-07:00JDRF Walk Collage<div style="text-align: center;">
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Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548986590885918453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329389248958092521.post-5394502694381969332016-09-20T14:01:00.003-07:002016-09-20T14:01:56.799-07:002016 Walk Letter<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dear friends and family, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's the same Walk, supporting the same cause,...but now it's 2016.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Type 1 diabetes (T1D) could have a cure. The JDRF One Walk doesn't have to continue year after year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There may already be a scientist out there with the idea that is the cure for T1D. JDRF could fund that research. And we could help. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Please support JDRF, that scientist out there somewhere,...and Grace. Together, we can turn Type One into Type None.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Make a donation or join Grace's Walk team with the following link:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">http://www2.jdrf.org/site/TR?fr_id=6333&pg=team&team_id=219752</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With our sincerest gratitude, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Kuekers - Monique, Mike, Claire,...and GRACE!</span><br />
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Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548986590885918453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329389248958092521.post-50887287684731944532016-09-20T13:48:00.003-07:002016-09-20T13:48:53.261-07:00Walk Day Details<div>
JDRF ONE WALK SCHEDULE OF EVENTS</div>
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Breakfast - Complimentary breakfast bars, bagels, fruit, and beverages (coffee, water, sodas)</div>
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Activities Area - Photo Booth, Slide, Bounce Houses, Obstacle Course, Balloon Artists, Airbrush and </div>
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JDRF Advocacy and Resource Tent</div>
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New Family Welcome Tents - Be sure and stop by!</div>
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V1P Tent - for individuals who raised $1,000 or more</div>
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Custom espresso drinks, Chick-fil-A breakfast, V1P gifts, meet Titan’s GM, Jon Robinson</div>
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Type 1 Diabetes Resource Booths</div>
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TrialNet Type 1 Diabetes Screenings</div>
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Snacks - Complimentary Pepsi beverages and Frito Lay chips</div>
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Food Trucks - food available for purchase</div>
Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548986590885918453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329389248958092521.post-11026898918866650902016-09-06T11:40:00.001-07:002016-09-06T11:40:22.239-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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Super G's Family!</div>
<br />Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548986590885918453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329389248958092521.post-4120136441072670832015-09-19T19:24:00.001-07:002015-09-19T19:24:37.463-07:002015 Walk Letter Dear Family and Friends –<br />
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This is the time of year for the JDRF One Walk, the time when we ask folks to donate money to help find a cure for Type 1 diabetes (T1D). We've been doing the same thing for almost ten years, and it’s getting old. So this year, we want to do things a bit differently:<br />
-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I'm not obsessing about the walk letter. I'm typing this, checking for glaring errors, and then sending it out. I usually agonize over every word; it’s a very emotional process. <br />
-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I'm sending this letter to everyone in my email address book. I may have emailed you once six years ago, and you're getting this letter from someone you don't even remember. But, I decided not to judge who might or might not want to give to JDRF.<br />
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As we are approaching our JDRF support request differently this year, we are planning to respond differently:<br />
-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Anyone who makes a donation will get a signed photograph of Grace. Yes, that's a big deal. Grace strongly dislikes having her picture taken, and she'll have to think about how great folks think she is every time she signs a thank-you photo.<br />
-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>And...we are going to have a party! A month or so after the walk, we are going to invite everyone who donates $50 or more, and anyone who walks with Super G's team, to come to our house and celebrate the journey to find a cure. We haven't had a post-walk party before, but your support of JDRF and our family is definitely worth celebrating!<br />
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Your donation is very important to me personally. There is a lot of who I am tied to JDRF as an organization, due to all of Grace’s years living with T1D. Truly, even giving $5 in honor of Grace means so much. Your donation is what will help find a cure. And I really want a cure for Grace. Now.<br />
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Thank you for your support of JDRF and our family, whether it’s by making a $50 donation (or a $5 one!), joining Super G’s team to walk on September 26th, or sending thoughts and prayers our way. To make a donation or to join us at One Walk, go to Grace’s JDRF Walk page at http://www2.jdrf.org/goto/superG. Please send any checks to JDRF Middle Tennessee at 105 Westpark Drive, Brentwood, TN, 37027. <br />
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With sincerest appreciation –<br />
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The Kueker Family – Monique (the one at the keyboard), Mike, Claire - and, of course, Grace!<br />
<br />Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548986590885918453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329389248958092521.post-31892887205380558762015-09-09T06:58:00.004-07:002016-09-06T11:37:44.378-07:002015 OneWalk!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548986590885918453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329389248958092521.post-210495717674088192014-09-23T19:52:00.000-07:002014-09-23T19:52:08.441-07:002014 Letter for Grace<div class="ParaAttribute0" style="line-height: 130%;">
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friends and family,</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="CharAttribute0"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">It's
the same story, same girl...but 11 years later.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="CharAttribute0"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">It's
the same disease with great advances in technology...but still no cure.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the same Walk supporting the same cause...but now it's 2014.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="CharAttribute0"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">The
next chapter in Grace's story could be different.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="CharAttribute0"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">Type 1
diabetes (T1D) could have a cure, instead of improved care.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="CharAttribute0"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">The
JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes doesn't have to continue year after year.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="CharAttribute0"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">The
cure for T1D could be developing right now. There may already be a scientist
out there with the idea which will become the solution. JDRF could help fund
that research. And we could help. </span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="CharAttribute0"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">Please
support Grace, JDRF...and that scientist out there somewhere. Together, we can
turn Type One into Type None.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 130%;">Thank
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</span></span><span class="CharAttribute0"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">The
Kueker Family</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548986590885918453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329389248958092521.post-86757094929380429022014-09-15T11:50:00.001-07:002014-09-15T11:50:24.662-07:00Grace JDRF OneWalk Video 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548986590885918453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329389248958092521.post-69349885375861411612014-09-04T06:45:00.002-07:002014-09-04T06:51:54.993-07:00Register for Grace's Team<br />
<span style="line-height: normal;">This link takes you to the general registration page. (Or you might have to paste in your browser.) Join team and then search for Grace Kueker.</span><br />
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http://www2.jdrf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=walk_register&fr_id=3895Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548986590885918453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329389248958092521.post-6668100513446221792014-08-29T08:29:00.001-07:002014-09-02T08:09:12.572-07:002014 JDRF Walk to Cure DiabetesNew year, still moving for a cure!
Join Grace on September 27th at the Capitol Bicentennial Mall. Registration starts at 8:30, Walk at 10:00.
Donate to her Team by clicking on her photo.
<a href="http://secure3.convio.net/jdrf3/site/Donation2?idb=360415421&df_id=12170&FR_ID=3895&PROXY_ID=8482587&12170.donation=form1&PROXY_TYPE=20&12170.donation=root&FR_ID=3895&idb=1088377986&df_id=12170&PROXY_TYPE=20&PROXY_ID=8482587"></a>Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548986590885918453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329389248958092521.post-12035232881359024872013-09-09T08:40:00.003-07:002013-09-09T08:49:20.064-07:00JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes 2013 Letter<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Dear friends and family –<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I started this year’s JDRF Walk <span class="il">letter</span> writing
of all the happy things about Grace, ending with a little note of how diabetes
affects her life. I used the same type of upbeat tone last year. Then, I considered
the reality of living with diabetes…there isn’t much that is “upbeat.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Grace’s life with diabetes is NOT different this year. Her body
still doesn’t produce insulin, which means wearing a pump, checking her blood
sugar at least five times a day and making sure to count carbs for everything
she eats. We still check Grace’s blood sugar in the middle of the night,
sometimes waking her up to eat something for a low reading. Grace still has to
go home from having fun sometimes, due to issues with diabetes care. We still
get scared when Grace gets sick, because <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a simple illness like the flu could mean a
hospital visit. Not so upbeat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The major difference for Grace this year is starting a new school.
She has to explain all over again about that “thing” on her arm or leg, which
is the pod with her insulin. Then there are the questions about finger pricks
during the school day and the trips to the nurse’s office. Being different in
middle school for any reason…not upbeat at all.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">While Grace’s life with T1D may not have changed much in the past
year, JDRF has helped make great strides in making life better for her and all
those with Type 1 diabetes (now referred to as T1D). And, until there is a
cure, research discovers ways to improve the lives of people with T1D. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JDRF is the leading global organization
funding that research (over 100 million dollars last year), and 85% of the
funds raised goes directly to research. Included in this <span class="il">letter</span>
is a research snapshot from this past year about what JDRF has helped make
happen.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Please consider making a donation to JDRF during the Walk to
Cure Diabetes, an event that offers an “upbeat” day for people with T1D. And,
if you live locally, consider joining us during a fun day to walk on September
28<sup>th</sup> at Bicentennial Mall in downtown Nashville. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">You
can donate or register to participate with Grace’s Team online at <a href="http://www2.jdrf.org/site/TR/Walk-TN/Chapter-MiddleTennessee4622?team_id=129906&pg=team&fr_id=2358"><span style="color: #0073cf;">http://www2.jdrf.org/site/TR/Walk-TN/Chapter-MiddleTennessee4622?team_id=129906&pg=team&fr_id=2358</span></a>.
Or, you can mail a check to the JDRF of Middle Tennessee office at</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
</span><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=105+westpark+drive,+brentwood,+tn&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.02306,59.238281&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=105+Westpark+Dr,+Brentwood,+Williamson,+Tennessee+37027&ll=36.038221,-86.801412&spn=0.007929,0.013797&z=16"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">105 Westpark Drive, Suite 415</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">, </span><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=105+westpark+drive,+brentwood,+tn&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.02306,59.238281&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=105+Westpark+Dr,+Brentwood,+Williamson,+Tennessee+37027&ll=36.038221,-86.801412&spn=0.007929,0.013797&z=16"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">Brentwood, Tennessee 37027</span></a>, with Grace Kueker
written in the memo line<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> As always, thanks so much for your support.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Best – </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Monique, Mike, Grace and Claire Kueker</span></div>
Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548986590885918453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329389248958092521.post-7134488062696308832012-09-14T10:02:00.003-07:002012-09-14T10:02:34.771-07:00JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes Dates<div style="text-align: center;">
Nashville - September 29th</div>
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Kansas City - October 13th</div>
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Houston - October 27th</div>
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The Woodland - November 10th</div>
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Join Super G's Team by walking for us or with us! We would love to have you wherever you are!!</div>
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Look for the JDRF Chapter nearest you....</div>
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<a href="http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=100687">http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=100687</a></div>
Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548986590885918453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329389248958092521.post-46543374835536748672012-09-08T09:37:00.000-07:002012-09-08T09:37:09.464-07:002012 Walk Video<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548986590885918453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329389248958092521.post-90421629716096881332012-09-07T10:59:00.000-07:002012-09-08T09:55:51.582-07:00<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Dear friends <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><w:wrap type="tight"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">In
August 2002, our lives became overwhelmingly different from what we ever
imagined. Two-year old Grace got the flu, and she never got “better”; she
developed Type 1 diabetes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, Grace is
eleven and doesn’t really remember what life was like before diabetes. So, we
are asking you to help make Grace’s life overwhelmingly different from what
she’s ever known by helping JDRF to find a cure for T1D.Every year, we
participate in the JDRF Walk for the Cure and ask for your support. This year,
we would like to ask you to donate not only thinking of her, but of our whole
family…all of our lives will be joyfully different when there is a cure. We are
so excited about the prospect….<o:p></o:p></span></w:wrap></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">When there is a cure
for Type I diabetes, we will celebrate!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We will celebrate not writing a letter asking for
donations every year! Maybe we will send timely Christmas cards? </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Arial Narrow"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Narrow"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We will celebrate more sleep! No more blood sugar
checks at midnight and 2 a.m.! (And at least 5 other times a day.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We will celebrate not worrying about diabetes
complications later in Grace’s life! This disease will not take her eyes, her
heart or her life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We will celebrate the extra shelf in our fridge
and extra cabinet space! No more diabetes supplies to store.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We will celebrate the one step less in preparing
for school each year! No letters for teachers. No emergency supply kit. No
doctor orders or IEP meetings. No careful planning for all field trips.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We will celebrate freedom from diabetes issues at
sleepovers! No worrying about what Grace is eating. No middle of the night
calls to go change a pump site.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We will celebrate no more scars! Grace’s fingers,
tummy and bottom will be free to heal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We will celebrate Grace being able to follow her
dreams and go to whatever kind of camp interests her without fears of adequate
diabetes care! Marine biology anyone?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We will celebrate hiring a babysitter without
having special training first! And celebrate not wanting to have a sitter for
as long as Grace lives with us!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We will celebrate not counting carbs for every
thing Grace eats! No wondering if we guessed right for that piece of sushi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We will celebrate no extra worries when Grace is
sick! The flu will be the flu, not laden with the threat of going to the
hospital.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We will celebrate no longer having a glucagon pen
and worrying that we will have to use it! That emergency will never happen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We will celebrate Grace never feeling
self-conscious with her peers about having diabetes! Things that make Grace
different will not include a chronic disease.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We will celebrate life without constant fear! No
worry about whether Grace will wake up in the morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Our biggest reason to celebrate will be having the
biggest worry in our lives gone forever. (Yes, we know there will always be
something else, but no more diabetes!!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">When there is a cure,
we will celebrate. We will have a party and invite all of you. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">JDRF is the leader in
funding the search for a cure. By donating to JDRF, you are helping make an
overwhelming difference in Grace’s life and ours. If you have donated year
after year, thank you. If you have received our letter year after year and have
had reservations about donating for whatever reason, we ask you to please consider
again this year. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If this is your first
year receiving our letter, thank you for being dear enough for us to ask. Any
donation to JDRF is not only finding a cure, it is supporting our family – it
is looking forward to that joyfully overwhelming difference with us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Thank you for your
consideration. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. We look forward to a
grand celebration. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">With hope - Monique,
Mike, Grace and Claire <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548986590885918453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329389248958092521.post-45180272264548008782012-08-17T14:25:00.003-07:002012-08-17T14:35:15.297-07:00Getting ready for the 2012 JDRF Walk<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.09375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px;">Hi friends.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.09375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px;">We are displaced Middle TN walkers this year. We are choosing to walk virtually in Nashville, because that is still where we have our Type 1 support folks (who we miss terribly!). So, obviously we won't be in Nashville to walk with friends there, but that doesn't mean you can't walk for us! Please consider doing so...think of us and our many walks there, send pictures to make us smile. </span></div>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><i>(The quality of the video isn't so good, but wanted to have a video for those who can't view YouTube. So, check out the YouTube link above for the"good" :) one.)</i></div><div><i><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <b>Type 1 diabetes stinks.</b><br />
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<b> JDRF is finding a cure.</b><br />
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This is a simple truth for me, but perhaps there is more for other folks to know....<br />
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<strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Type 1 diabetes really does stink.</strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Our dear Grace is one of over 3 million people in the United States who struggle every day to manage this disease. And, approximately 80 more are diagnosed with type 1 every day.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">What does having type 1 diabetes look like for these people?</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">* It means having to check their blood sugar before every meal, before exercise, before bed, and sometimes during the night. The number of finger pricks for Grace on a good day is 6...and on a bad day? Up to 15.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> * It means having to have shots or wear a pump. People with shots have to inject themselves with insulin at least 4 times a day. Grace has a pump, which we have loved because it means she only has an insertion change every three days, but the insertion needle is nearly an inch long, so that part still pretty much "stinks."</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> * It means having to stop doing whatever it is the person is doing to take care. Oops, the reservoir of insulin is mostly empty? Have to go home. Great, the pump needs a new battery? Hope it lasts long enough to get one. Pump site pulled out? Have to get somewhere to put on another. Feeling low? Need to stop for a snack.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> And guess what? This is every hour, every day, every year, for the rest of Grace's life. </div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">What stinks the most these days for Grace is she really doesn't like diabetes anymore. Before, she kind of thought it was something special about her. Now, as she grows into an amazing pre-teen, it's not so cool. She is becoming more self-conscious about the gadgets that help her live. She wonders if there will be a day when she won't have diabetes. How do I give her that hope? By telling her....</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">JDRF is finding a cure!</strong><strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Yes, they are! Every year the JDRF raises money with the explicit goal of research for the cure, and 85% of the funds raised go directly to that research. Personally, I am pretty thrilled with what they do with the other 15%...they hire the most compassionate, dedicated people I have met, and they put on events for much-appreciated family support. I know from volunteering there every week that few pennies are wasted.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> JDRF's research has resulted in a number of improvements in the way people manage diabetes each day, including helping to bring new technologies to market like the continuous glucose monitor. Prior to JDRF's involvement, no insurance company was willing to cover this incredible device that monitors blood sugar and provides a reading every minute. JDRF's current work supports such projects as the Artificial Pancreas, where an insulin pump and a continuous glucose monitor communicate in order to read the body's blood glucose levels and automatically release insulin. This technology is going through human clinical trails right now, and could be available in as little as 3 years.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Last (but never least), please send them money. </strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Please. I always think even $1 could be that last dollar needed for the cure. I know there are different situations in our lives where a donation to JDRF isn't a priority right now. I also realize there are all kinds of things out there you may already support that "stink" more for other people. But, this one is the dearest to our hearts, so I will always feel compelled to ask. A friend visited with me recently about what my "pearl of great worth" is in the world (other than family and friends, of course). What would make me do everything I can, make me want to sacrifice the most I have. Thinking about it later, I realized JDRF is my "pearl of great worth." I won't stop advocating for them until there is a cure. </div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> You can help us in many ways. Donate if you are able. Come join Grace's Team at the JDRF Walk in Nashville. Or pray for Grace, our family, and all of those affected by type 1 diabetes. Whatever you can do to support Grace and my "pearl of great worth," we truly thank you.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> With love and gratitude - The Kuekers </div>Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548986590885918453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329389248958092521.post-79682663484488869522010-09-07T06:51:00.001-07:002010-09-07T19:15:16.336-07:00Grace's T-shirt Draft<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAsaPDZvRkf0-78gH5DfpBhWcUY0BDn98eeEy3BBpdw1ZCS26lBRco3SijkMKNifSrEzsY27iXCC1Wm63vFnPZQhC11J8u2XoA-xHdKC2Mf0N60YV7nNpcFjgFGofwpD-vJ92aMH33wps/s1600/GRACESHIRT22.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAsaPDZvRkf0-78gH5DfpBhWcUY0BDn98eeEy3BBpdw1ZCS26lBRco3SijkMKNifSrEzsY27iXCC1Wm63vFnPZQhC11J8u2XoA-xHdKC2Mf0N60YV7nNpcFjgFGofwpD-vJ92aMH33wps/s320/GRACESHIRT22.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514360449387476658" /></a>Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548986590885918453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329389248958092521.post-25648265601445250282010-08-18T17:29:00.000-07:002010-08-18T17:41:20.387-07:00Grace's JDRF Walk Video 2010<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxNi8mHInDvaTZnBAg8k3BaLKruzAHpTGctPxRlPsjVPwXdgR6wTyC0w-P7lg-UwM_IPrQ8Ma0ySAmR0R2zNQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548986590885918453noreply@blogger.com1