By Russ George
The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley is meeting Thursday, March 9, at the historic Gray’s Mill Estate, 211 North River Street, Montgomery.
Meeting and dinner will be held in the Third Floor Banquet Room. Dinner is off the menu at 5:30 p.m. Meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.. Guests are always welcome!
Guest speaker will be Paul Webster, father of seven-year-old Type 1 diabetic twins, Jackson and Elliot Webster. Mr. Webster will enlighten the members about how diabetes has changed his family’s daily activities. He will share his research into Diabetic Alert Dogs (DADs), and how a (DAD) could assist the twins in their daily activities. The Webster twins, Jackson and Elliot may be in attendance to share some of their experiences and answer questions.
Bernadine Holland, MSN, MBA, RN, CDCES from University Chicago Medicine-Kovler Diabetes Center, will be in attendance to learn more about the Webster twins. Holland is a registered nurse and certified diabetes care and education specialist. She welcomes daily opportunities to empower patients, by assisting them in building skills to manage their diabetes confidently, consistently, and serenely.
Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley are raising funds to assist the twins, in obtaining their first Diabetic Alert Dog (DAD), to help prevent emergency room and overnight hospital stays.
Money raised through donations and fundraisers for the Webster twins are being held in the Club’s “Jerry Youngren Diabetic Alert Dog Memorial Fund.” The cost to train a (DAD) is approximately $16,000.
Please consider making a donation to the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley to aid the Webster twins in obtaining a Diabetic Alert Dog (DAD). The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization.
Tax deductible donations can be sent to: Diabetes Club of Fox Valley, P.O. Box 88, North Aurora, IL 60542.
Thursday, April 13, DCFV guest speaker will be Sonny de Rama, from the Visiting Nurses Association (VNA).
Questions on the Webster twins or, to join the DCFV please contact, president Russ George, cell/text 630-205-9065, or send Email to: Diabetesclubfv@gmail.com.
—Diabetes Club of Fox Valley