Diabetes’ Connections Stacey Simms shares a personal story about Will’s Way and her mother, Arlene, in this week’s Diabetes Connections Podcast published on May 30, 2017. Stacey also shares some great tips on how to thrive with type 1 diabetes during the sweaty and wet summer months.

“We are so grateful for the important role Diabetes Connections plays in educating the public by giving type 1 diabetes advocates a platform to share,” said Lisa Oberndorfer, Executive Director at Will’s Way. “Stacey Simms has a unique way of making us realize we are not alone in this fight against type 1 diabetes.”

Listen to the podcast to find out how Arlene got involved with Will’s Way, and why it meant so much to Stacey.

Click on the image below. Will’s Way is mentioned at the 8:50 mark.

Lisa Oberndorfer shared how Will’s Way began in September 2015 with Stacey. Listen here.

Carmel, Ind., October 19, 2015 – Lisa Oberndorfer, executive director at Will’s Way, a nonprofit serving children with type 1 diabetes who are underinsured, announces Will’s Way participation in World Diabetes Day leading up to and on November 14, 2015.

World Diabetes Day was created in 1991 by the International Diabetes Foundation, an umbrella organization of over 230 national diabetes associations in 170 countries and territories that represent the interests of people with diabetes, to unite diabetes communities around the world to produce a unified voice for diabetes awareness.

“World Diabetes Day is celebrated annually and is the world’s largest diabetes awareness campaign,” said Oberndorfer. “While it is a very important day to be exceptionally vocal, at Will’s Way we truly want every day to be World Diabetes Day. Awareness and education of type 1 diabetes facts and the social pressures kids face because of the disease must remain a constant priority, especially in our schools.”

The World Diabetes Day campaign aims to:

• Be the platform to promote IDF advocacy efforts throughout the year
• Be the global driver to promote the importance of taking coordinated and concerted actions to confront diabetes as a critical global health issue

The campaign is represented by a blue circle logo that was adopted in 2007. The blue circle is the global symbol for diabetes awareness. It signifies the unity of the global diabetes community in response to the diabetes epidemic. Will’s Way has incorporated the circle into its blue logo to communicate its mission to increase awareness about the reality of type 1 diabetes.

Will’s Way will participate in World Diabetes Day by launching its “Join hands for a child with type 1 diabetes” viral campaign, sending out school-aged volunteers into the community to spread awareness, collect donations and clean up fall foliage, as well as sharing videos from families who are conquering type 1 diabetes.

For more information on Will’s Way awareness activities, please visit www.facebook.com/diabeteswillsway. To learn more about Will’s Way, to donate or speak directly to Lisa Oberndorfer, call 317-912-4962.

ABOUT WILL’S WAY
Will’s Way is a nonprofit located in Carmel, Ind. serving young people in the Midwest who are affected by type 1 diabetes and are underinsured. By partnering with endocrinologists, JDRF Indiana State Chapter, corporate partners, healthcare professionals and medical supply companies, Will’s Way provides grants to families who cannot afford medical devices to manage their child’s glucose levels safely and accurately.

On September 22, 2015 Current in Carmel’s Mark Ambrogi wrote about race car driver Charlie Kimball giving back to his community by supporting Will’s Way at The Urban Chalkboard’s Diabetes Kids Day event.

It’s great for somewhere local like Urban Chalkboard to support a local foundation and give back to the diabetes community,” Kimball said. “Being able to do what I love in race cars to me is a dream come true. At the same time, to have the chance to tell my story and hopefully inspire the next generation, if it’s a racing driver with diabetes, or baseball player or CEO or ballerina. As long as this next generation thinks it can because of what I do in a race car, that’s extremely fulfilling.”

Read the Entire Story Here

“We are extremely thankful to Charlie Kimball for choosing to spend the day with us at Diabetes Kids Day,” said Lisa Oberndorfer, Executive Director at Will’s Way. “But more importantly, by living his dream; by not letting type 1 diabetes stop him from living his dream, Charlie is living proof that type 1 diabetes does not have to stop you from playing your favorite sport, or going after your desired career. If you manage your type 1 diabetes, and live life with a positive attitude like Charlie, you can do anything!”

Stacey Simms Interviews Lisa Oberndorfer in diabetes connections’ The Community Connection – September 8, 2015

Please take a few minutes to listen to the diabetes connections podcast from September 8. Our very own, Lisa Oberndorfer joins host Stacey Simms in The Community Connection at the 25 minute mark.

Find out how Lisa coped with the question that many parents of children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes ask, “How do I fix this? What can I possibly do now?”

Lisa also shares how Will’s Way began, and how Will has continued to be her inspiration to help other families who have access to healthcare and insurance, but still can’t afford a continuous glucose monitoring system or other insulin supplies.

If you are a parent of a child diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and would like to find out more information about Will’s Way, please call 317-912-4962 or email [email protected].