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Update for Jennifer. Thank you to all that have donated to Jennifer's goal of having a service dog. Recently we received an offline donation and wanted to share this with you. The skaters of the Rose City Crystals synchronized skating team ran a fundraiser this year for Jennifer raising $310. The team 's website is here: http://rosecitycrystals.org. Thank you girls!
Jennifer's story:
We haven't known Jennifer long but we met after her mother responded to an online warning we had posted.
As fate would have it, our families were both grieving over the loss of puppies from the same litter. These puppies were, unbenounced to us, both very sick at the time we picked them up from the corrupt and irresponsible breeder. They had purchase their pup as a birthday gift, to be raised as a companion dog for their daughter, Jennifer, who had recently been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. When we heard the extenuating circumstances of Jennifer's story we were determined to make a blessing of this horrible situation. A friendship and bond were formed instantly, and so our joint venture began. Here is her story:
Ice skating and diabetes:
Hi my name is Jennifer Lee. I am a 14 year old competitive ice skater living with a disability. Can you guess what it is? I was diagnosed with Type1 diabetes,
I arrived at the Children’s Hospital After numerous attempts at a local urgent care to start an IV. A nurse came in. Oh no this was my eighth needle shot today! I covered my eyes with my jacket so I didn’t have to watch. I was scared. Next, the Doctors came in to talk with my parents. Ii had to stay in the hospital. I felt better by day two. I learned how to measure food and count carbs. It was like school but it was a little different. I was the only student. They taught me how to give myself insulin through a shot. They gave me a puffy pale looking thing that almost resembled skin. I drew the insulin out of the container and got all the air bubbles out. Then I inserted the needle into the skin-like thing. After learning about diabetes, I was finally able to go home. My parents wake me up every night at 1:30 am to test. I have to say I often am scared at that time because I think about what if I go too low, I might not wake up. I'll die. That's when I started researching more about service dogs because I will never be that little girl again that has no worries. I test my blood when I wake up, test it every time I eat, and when I go to bed, and during the early morning hours with my mom or dad. A service dog is trained from day one to assist with all aspects of a person's diabetic needs especially at nighttime.
I was able to come back to ice skating but it has been difficult learning how to deal with all the different highs and lows my body goes through. Then the pump came. It change me in a good way. I am stronger for it I see people with disabilities differently. I feel like I understand and know more now. My final step is to get more sleep so I can stay strong and live. Please help me obtain a service dog with training so I can be strong like everyone else and feel confident to just sleep at night. --Jennifer Lee
Jennifer's story:
We haven't known Jennifer long but we met after her mother responded to an online warning we had posted.
As fate would have it, our families were both grieving over the loss of puppies from the same litter. These puppies were, unbenounced to us, both very sick at the time we picked them up from the corrupt and irresponsible breeder. They had purchase their pup as a birthday gift, to be raised as a companion dog for their daughter, Jennifer, who had recently been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. When we heard the extenuating circumstances of Jennifer's story we were determined to make a blessing of this horrible situation. A friendship and bond were formed instantly, and so our joint venture began. Here is her story:
Ice skating and diabetes:
Hi my name is Jennifer Lee. I am a 14 year old competitive ice skater living with a disability. Can you guess what it is? I was diagnosed with Type1 diabetes,
I arrived at the Children’s Hospital After numerous attempts at a local urgent care to start an IV. A nurse came in. Oh no this was my eighth needle shot today! I covered my eyes with my jacket so I didn’t have to watch. I was scared. Next, the Doctors came in to talk with my parents. Ii had to stay in the hospital. I felt better by day two. I learned how to measure food and count carbs. It was like school but it was a little different. I was the only student. They taught me how to give myself insulin through a shot. They gave me a puffy pale looking thing that almost resembled skin. I drew the insulin out of the container and got all the air bubbles out. Then I inserted the needle into the skin-like thing. After learning about diabetes, I was finally able to go home. My parents wake me up every night at 1:30 am to test. I have to say I often am scared at that time because I think about what if I go too low, I might not wake up. I'll die. That's when I started researching more about service dogs because I will never be that little girl again that has no worries. I test my blood when I wake up, test it every time I eat, and when I go to bed, and during the early morning hours with my mom or dad. A service dog is trained from day one to assist with all aspects of a person's diabetic needs especially at nighttime.
I was able to come back to ice skating but it has been difficult learning how to deal with all the different highs and lows my body goes through. Then the pump came. It change me in a good way. I am stronger for it I see people with disabilities differently. I feel like I understand and know more now. My final step is to get more sleep so I can stay strong and live. Please help me obtain a service dog with training so I can be strong like everyone else and feel confident to just sleep at night. --Jennifer Lee
Organizer
Linda Lee
Organizer
Fullerton, CA