Thank you to all of my teammates, flash mob performers, and everybody who supports us!
LilBird's Wings 2015
October 10, 2015 was a beautiful day for the JDRF One Walk at Tulsa's Guthrie Green. In case you missed it, the name of the event changed this year, and the new slogan is "Making Type One Type None". This year's team brought together our dance family, teammates who have been with us from the beginning, and friends from surrounding areas.
(Photo Credit: Ron Johnson)
This year's JDRF Tulsa One Walk was kicked off by LilBird's Wings "Bad Blood" flash mob! Our beloved lip sync guys had some last minute conflicts, but one of our performers, Della Easton, saved the day by recruiting three of her students to fill in. Those boys did a FABULOUS job, and I am so grateful that they joined us! I have to share how awesome it is that Della shares our flash mobs with her students. Not only does this improve the popularity of our routines, but she is spreading awareness of T1D and teaching her students about it - reaching a critical audience!** (Type One is very commonly misunderstood and confused with Type Two. While both diseases have to do with the pancreas and insulin, they are very, very different. LilBird did not "acquire" T1D, she was born with it - its onset was triggered by an illness, she did not "eat too much sugar;" she is insulin dependent, and there is no cure.) #theoriginalJDRFflashmob serves to spread awareness and raise funds for JDRF to research improved therapies and, ultimately, find a cure. And, dancing is FUN!
2015 JDRF Flash Mob from MamaBird on Vimeo.
**A word about reaching a specific audience - young children and their families: This past winter, I began following the story of a little girl named Kycie. While I can't possibly recount everything she and her family went through (I encourage you to read every word of it ... with tissues at hand), I can tell you that as the mother of a Type 1 child diagnosed at age 5, Kycie's story broke my heart and it made me angry. As awful as was our own diagnosis, hers was a parent's worst nightmare. Classic symptoms completely overlooked by her primary physician caused irreparable damage to her small body and, ultimately, her death. I encourage everyone to hear the plea of her parents - learn the symptoms, demand better educated medical personnel, and support #TestOneDrop along with JDRF.
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