The Walk for a Cure

Greetings!

This year my son, Sarbjot, and I will be taking part in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk to Cure Diabetes along with a half-million other walkers across the country. Our goal: To raise $100 million to help fund research for a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications.

Type 1, or juvenile, diabetes, is a devastating, often deadly disease that affects millions of people--Sarbjot is one of them.

Many people think type 1 diabetes can be controlled by insulin. While insulin does keep people with type 1 diabetes alive, it is NOT a cure. Aside from the daily challenges of living with type 1 diabetes, there are many severe, often fatal, complications caused by the disease.

The good news, though, is that a cure for type 1 diabetes is within reach. JDRF funds a major portion of all type 1 diabetes research worldwide, more than any other charity. This funding is provided primarily through funds raised through the JDRF Walk.

I'm writing to ask for your support because now more than ever, EACH of us can be a part of bringing about a cure. Today. Please give to JDRF as generously as you're able. $1 or $1000 - whatever you can give helps get us closer to a cure for diabetes.

Please also feel free to forward this to your friends and family.

Together, we can make the cure a reality. All donations are tax-deductible.

Thank you,
Darshan Frances Jessop

Please visit my Walk Web page to donate online:

http://walk.jdrf.org/walker.cfm?id=87113793