I am 42 years old and have been an RN for 21 years. Even longer than that, I have been an IDDM person for 32 years and on an insulin pump since 1991. I have a laundry list of other health issues, but my miracle and my faith to hold on is in my daughter, Shelby. My brother got that opportunity to meet Bret when they went on his tour bus. I use to volunteer for the ADA and was…
Hello !!! My name is Christie, I am Team Bret Michaels member, working with all things video along with other fun things within Michaels Entertainment. I love the team I work with here and have so much respect for Bret. I have known Bret for 14 years and during that time I have been inspired by him and his commitment to his fans, his desire to give back and I continue to be amazed at not only his talent in…
July 12th my cousin Nick, who is suffering from ALS, his wife Stephani and their baby Nolan met Bret. It’s strange how the world works.. In May 2010 I had brain surgery for a headache condition. It was right after Bret’s aneurism. Like Bret, I live in Az, so of course I went through Barrows Neurological, the same doctors as Bret. I’d always wanted to meet Bret, even more so after my surgery. In November 2012, my son n I…
I’m sending this story and photo in on behalf my friend Ruthie. She has always been an avid fan of Bret Michaels. In 1990 she had a head on collision car accident and aggravated her AVM she had since birth on the brain and has had multiple surgeries and even a stroke from her illness. In 2000 she had an AVM on her spine and was paralyzed and has partially recovered. She still has to continue to go to Arizona to see her neurosurgeon for evaluations…
Addison listening to “Jammin With Friends” on the way to diabetes camp!
Last year I was in a bad motorcycle accident, shattered 3 vertebrae and my right leg. I was in a wheelchair for 4 months, had to learn to walk again and I’m still trying to heal. Pretty depressing year, but when you came to Dubuque, IA my best friend’s husband surprised us with passes to meet you because he knew I was a big fan, that was the best gift ever! 🙂 Can’t wait to see you again next year! Lorie 🙂
I have been a huge Bret Michaels fan since I went to my first Poison concert. I followed every album and enjoyed many concerts over the years. I never expected to meet Bret, nor did I ever expect we would be connected in another way -Type 1 Diabetes. My daughter, Addison, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes on February 26, 2010, at the age of 5. As a parent, it is heartbreaking and overwhelming when your child is diagnosed with this disease….
The middle of my 8th grade school year I went to the doctor’s office for a checkup or so I thought. They ran a few tests and the doctor left and came back with the tests results, she told my parents and I to go home and pack my bags, there was a room waiting on me at the hospital and to go straight there. When I got to the hospital the nurse showed me where my room was, they…
My son Justin is 12 years old. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 8. He wears an insulin pump and works really hard to be responsible about his health. Being in middle school with type 1 diabetes is a challenge. Last year Justin created a game called Fantasy Diabetes to help his friends understand type 1 and to make it fun for himself to test his blood sugar. His friends guess his blood sugar before he…
My 9 year old son, Jesse, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes on Wednesday. He has always been a very healthy boy so this has really caught him, and us, a bit by surprise. My husband was diagnosed with Type 1 when he was 11 years old, but having a child of my own with it is not the same. The entire medical team at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, from the ER check in clerk to the Endocrinologist Team we were assigned were wonderful!…