Hi Everyone!
You can now find Fighting Type 1 on Facebook! I started a page last night. The blog and the Facebook page will work in tandem to get information out about fundraisers, news and other good stuff about Brad's D.A.D. I am also hoping to post more information from other D.A.D. families so that you can see what these wonderful animals do for families. So "LIKE" us on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/FightingType1
So far it looks like it will be August/September 2012 when we get Brad's Alert Dog. Our family is so excited!
Please let me know if there are any questions about how to make a donation, how to buy our bracelets or questions about D.A.D's in general! You can always reach me at our email fightingtype1@yahoo.com.
Hope you are all well!
Tiffany
I really wanted to share this status update from a fellow D.A.D. owner. This is so neat. A lot of the families are families with kids that are affected by Type 1. There are MANY owners of D.A.D's that are adults too. So cool! I love that he alerted at work. This is just what we want for Bradley!!
"so my 7 month old Chocolate sensation Diabetic Alert Dog Ranger, just gave a great Low alert while at my desk at work. He pawed me, I asked to check then he barked one time only until I opened my kit. He was correct! I was LOW! Thank you to Warren Retrievers for this Diabetic helper"
I love that he alerted at work. This is just what we want for Bradley!!
We are getting so excited about our new addition. We cannot wait for Brad's DAD to come. I keep reading stories and blogs posted by Guardian Angel Service Dog family members and it is so amazing. I have to share this blog post by another GASD family. Seriously, this pup stopped eating to catch a high blood sugar. What dog does that???
http://dad4twoboys.org/a-split-second-signal-a-lifetime-of-relief/
Here he would not back down and was stubborn for a reason! He is too awesome!!
http://dad4twoboys.org/stubborn-for-a-reason/
If you have a moment, head on over to the blog and check it out. There is so many neat stories and a blog post about how you can get a D.A.D. If you are or know someone who is effected by Diabetes, check out their blog! I hope to have more posts like theirs as we get deeper into this process.
Also, we are still selling Bracelets to raise funds. If you want one, please contact me via email at fightingtype1@yahoo.com.
Hugs to all,
Tiffany
So far we have sold $270 worth of bracelets! Isn't that great! I am so thankful for everyone who has bought a bracelet. I am hoping that I get a chance this weekend to design a t-shirt to sell. There are so many FUN ways to raise funds for this pup.
I am so thrilled to be working with Guardian Angel Service Dogs. I was actually found recently by a few of the families and it is so neat to hear their stories and see how they are doing raising funds. It is just amazing the community out pour of support. I need to start getting out there to local media to bring attention to this wonderful organization and all that they do for families who are affected by Diabetes. Seriously, go check them out on Facebook, or online at http://www.guardianangelservicedogs.org/. If you regularly contribute to charities, I hope you will consider giving to them. They do amazing work and bring so much hope to families affected by this silent disability.
I thought I would also give you an update on Brad. He is doing really well. There have been some pretty high highs recently, but also so pretty low lows. It is so crazy how his sugars will fluctuate. I know that families have a hard time keeping there T1 little guys regulated. It's just has hard when you are an adult. Brad keeps asking me if I have heard anything about his pup. I hate having to tell him no. It will happen soon is what I tell him. I cannot remember if I told you all this, but he decided on a new name for the pup. It is now going to be called "Kai" which means ocean in Hawaiian. I thought that was pretty cool. I cannot wait for the day where he finds out his Diabetic Alert Dog (D.A.D) is ready to take care of him and his family!
If anyone would like to simply make a donation you can do that too. You can mail checks made payable to Guardian Angel Service Dogs or make a donation through their website by clicking the PayPal button at the bottom of the screen. Once you make a donation, you will receive a confirmation email from GASD within 24 to 48 hours during regular business hours. Let me know if you need anymore information about making donations!
Talk to you all soon!
Tiffany
We got the bracelets in! Cannot wait to start selling these guys. They are $5.00 and ALL proceeds go to benefit getting Brad is Diabetic Alert Dog through Guardian Angel Service Dogs.
The bracelets are gray with the slogan "Until There Is A Cure There Is A Dog". The color gray is for Diabetes Awareness. This is why we chose that color. So excited about these bracelets!
Thanks!
Tiff
Last week I ordered bracelets with the slogan "Until There Is A Cure, There Is A Dog" in grey which happens to be the color for Diabetes Awareness. I am super excited for them to come in. As soon as they do I will post information about ordering them in addition to a picture of the bracelets!
Check back soon!
Tiffany
There are so many things I want to say about how amazing today was. But first, I am going to again apologize for not posting in so long. I cannot remember when I had time to think about anything other than work and family. We are still in the hunt to find homes for our beloved family pets and hope that we can find them homes soon. Fundraising is about to begin with some simple small fundraisers.
With help from the Guardian Angel Service Dogs Facebook family we found a neat fundraiser that is just SUPER cool. We are going to get bracelets with the slogan "Until Theres A Cure, Theres A Dog" and sell them at events. We have a few ideas for t-shirts to sell and possibly organizing a walk to benefit funding the dog. There are more fundraising ideas we have cooking as well. We just need to get them under way!
So let me get back to today. I am a member of the River Blenders Chorus. We are a chapter of Sweet Adelines International (check us out at www.riverblenders.org). Our rehearsal nights are on Monday evenings. Due to being out of town this weekend and getting back VERY late on Sunday night, I had some work to do yesterday so I was not able to go to our regular rehearsal. So today I get an email from Cindy - a very close friend in the chorus. It said, "Missed you last night. I need to talk to you, call me tonight." When people tell me they need to talk to me a worry about them a little. So I went in back at work and called her up. I asked if she was OK and she said she was just fine. She proceeded to ask me how to make donations for Brad. I told her that there were a few options to donate to getting Brad's dog. So, she tells me that while her sister was in town she had dinner with another lady, Susan, in our chorus and she asked how I was doing. Cindy proceeded to tell her that we had a lot going on with trying to find homes for our pets, moving in with Brads parents to get back on our feet and then trying to get Brad his alert dog. She told her that it was going to require some fundraising as they are very expensive dogs. So apparently Susan had come to chorus last night and was a little down that I wasn't at chorus because she had a donation for Brad's alert dog. I lost it on the phone at this point. Cindy then lost it again. I was just so appreciative that someone would do this for my Bradley. So Cindy told me to come pick up the check before I called Susan to thank her. So tonight Brad, Sabrina and I ran over to Cindy's house. We chatted for a bit and then Cindy gave me the check. My jaw DROPPED. It was an above and beyond donation for Brad's dog. It was a donation that made me get a little teary eyed and wonder what Brad and I did to deserve such a gift. I just cannot find the right words to express my appreciation for such a gift. Thank you is only a start.
Let me tell you a little bit about Susan. I have always thought Susan was this amazing person. When I joined chorus I could not help but fall in love with her amazing powerful voice. She is a Sweet Adelines Queen of Harmony and a role model for all of us. She has a sense of humor that could get anyone and has a heart the size of the planet. When she sings it is simply breath taking. She loves her chorus so much. We love her so much too. She is our assistant director and really pushes us to bring it all to the table. She is also battling cancer with a smile and sass like no other and confidence that make all of us want to aspire to be just like her. More than all of that she is a angel on this planet.
This makes me love my chorus even more. I am trying to think of how I can pay this kindness to my family forward. My chorus is like family. For 9 years they have been there for me. They were there for my wedding to Brad and sang beautiful music that made my day so special. I have a few ideas for a special little gift to give to Susan, but I am also going to take this kindness that was done to my family and put it out there in the universe.
I must have done something special to receive a gift like this. I am not sure what it is, but I am going to make sure that I keep doing it. I believe in karma and that means I had to have put some kind of amazing kindness out into the universe to receive such a kindness back. So I have to keep that going! So many people in this world need kindness.
Knowing that we are on our way to getting my sweet husband the alert dog he so desperately needs is amazing. Words cannot express my gratitude for Ms Susan and for everyone how has asked how they can help and what they can do to help with fundraising events. I am so blessed with the best family and friends.
I hope everyone is ready to get going, because I know I am!!
Thank you Ms Susan. You are something extra special and my family appreciates everything from the bottom of our hearts.
Tiffany
