Benjet Family's Story
Fund A Cure is the most dynamic and exciting moment at a JDRF Gala. For ten years we have been awed by the incredible generosity of gala audiences committed to curing diabetes.
We are also awed by the help and support our friends have shown to us as we fight diabetes in our family. Josh is a kind, funny, smart and caring young man who has never let diabetes stand in his way. But it's a hard disease to manage.
JDRF has made Josh's life easier and we are seeing real results. In fact, Josh now wears a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) that did not exist when he was diagnosed.
We are encouraged by the pace of research and the fact there are now over 50 HUMAN clinical trials. There were only 4 when Josh was diagnosed. And although we've heard diabetes has been cured in mice more times than we wish to count. . . we are getting closer to radically changing how this disease is treated in people and to ultimately curing it.
This year we chair the gala - after Josh said we should - and we will do everything we can to drive research forward. Please help us with a Fund A Cure gift, a 100% tax deductible gift that goes straight to research.
Thank you!
Kim, Brian, Josh and Hannah Benjet
To see JDRF research funding develop into a real life trial, please click on the link
Tom Brobson: My AP Trial Experience.