They say that April showers bring May flowers…
Of course, this month has once again also brought us some great blog posts from the Diabetes Online Community (DOC)! Here are some of our faves, in no particular order:
Those of us in the D-Community know well the stresses of living with chronic illness… and so we saw our own stories in many of the posts included in this month’s Patients For A Moment blog…
{Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part interview with ADA CEO Larry Hausner}
We grassroots patient advocates are typically pretty skeptical of the ADA: Aren’t they tied too closely to industry? Who knows what their real agenda is…? My interest was piqued when we at the ‘Mine received the organization’s statement about a new four-year strategic plan, for our year-end preview of the 2012 plans of the country’s top advocacy groups. The ADA…
Amy Johnson, now age 18, of Kansas City, Missouri, is the American Diabetes Association’s 2010 National Youth Advocate — which has got to be very exciting for any young person. She’s spending this year traveling around the country giving talks to encourage youth and adults alike “to get involved in the fight against diabetes.” The ADA even set up a blog for her.
I asked Amy to talk about what we all can and should…