Hi!  I’m Hayley!  Welcome to my Website!
 

Hi!  I'm Hayley, and this website is all about my fight against Juvenile Diabetes!

It’s already that time again!  My family and the entire "Hayley's Fight" team are gearing up for another successful walk season and we need your help!  This will be our fifth year walking for a cure and we are looking forward to making this the very best year yet. 

Some of you may be familiar with my story and some of you may not, so I'll give you a quick recap.  On April 29, 2005 my Momma and Daddy took me to the emergency room because my doctor said I should go.  See, I had not been feeling good at all for a couple days and felt so gross by that day that I wouldn't eat anything.  I was SUPER thirsty though and I was having a hard time understanding Momma and Daddy.  We weren't at the hospital very long before a doctor walked in and said "Your daughter has type one diabetes.”  I didn't know what that meant, but my Momma sure was upset!

My whole family's life changed after that.  I was taken in an ambulance to Texas Children's Hospital and the next few days were spent learning how to take care of me.  I learned that shots and finger pokes were going to be routine for the rest of my life.  When we came home it was like life started all over again.  My Daddy had stayed home with Riley while I was in the hospital (but they came to see me every day) and while Momma & I were gone, Daddy had thrown all the good sugary foods away!  All of them!! Momma and Daddy were afraid to feed me but afraid also not to feed me.  They were afraid to hurt me with shots but afraid what would happen if they didn't give me those shots.  I can tell you the truth now too: I was pretty scared, just like Momma and Daddy.

I got used to the pokes and shots, but I don’t them to be routine for me for my whole life.  I want to be able to eat what I want to eat, play when I want to play, and be the person I was meant to be without having to know what my stupid glucose levels are all the time! 

This year has been pretty hard for a lot of reasons.  This was my first year in public school, and the first time anyone except my Momma and Daddy have taken care of my diabetes, and it hasn’t always been easy!  I was sick a lot and this caused my blood sugar to be all over the map sometimes.  It made me remember that even though my family and I are good at taking care of my diabetes, it’s not good enough.  Because of this we’ve become stronger as a family and more dedicated than ever to finding a cure! 

So far I've had almost 3,000 insulin injections!  That's a lot of shots! I've also had between 8,000 and 10,000 finger pokes!  That is a whole lot of poking on one little body! I get a little tired of the shots and pokes. 

Things have gotten better, because people like you have helped the doctors look for a cure. My Momma and Daddy tell me about new tests and medicines that are coming soon. I hope they hurry!

Last year my Daddy asked me how much money I wanted to make on the diabetes Walk for a Cure.  I told him $60,000.  He laughed and said that was a little high.  So we set a goal of $3500 and almost doubled that!  This year my Momma and Daddy told me that we're in a "recession" and other people have to save money and spend it on other things.  But I know better than that!  I know that so many people have helped us to raise money and that even $1 will help the doctors find a cure-sooner rather than later.  If everyone who sees this website would donate what they can or even just $1 to "Hayley’s Fight", and if they could pass this website on to their friends who also donate $1, millions of children like me will continue to benefit from the work of JDRF!

Want to become a part of "Hayley's Fight"?  It's easy!  Make a donation, tell others about JDRF, and/or send this website link on to your friends and family who would like to help find a cure.  Each year our team (from all around the world) grows and we hope to see you and your friends and family as members of our team. 

You can donate and track my "Hayley's Fight" team  here.   No donation is too small, so please consider giving to put an end to "Hayley's Fight".  What's in it for you?  The knowledge that you have helped millions, not to mention a tax deduction (I don't know what that means but my Momma told me to tell you that it's all "tax deducktable")!  When you make a donation through this website it goes straight to JDRF and is put to use!  With you on our side we are sure that we can meet and surpass our goal of $3,000 this year, putting us that much closer to a cure!

Thanks to all of you. 

I love you all!

Hayley

WANT TO COME WALK WITH US ON SEPTEMBER 26TH?  CLICK HERE!

This is me and my sisters! 
We had a caricature drawing done at the
2008 Walk For a Cure Kickoff Event at the Houston Zoo.
We think we all look like Bratz!

My sisters and I having a Kool Aide stand for Diabetes.

My daddy made me a whole store full of cool stuff with my "Flower Logo" on it!  There is all kinds of things in there that you can buy!  The really nice thing is that everything you buy in the shop will help diabetes doctors because all of the profits went to my JDRF Walk for A Cure fundraising for 2009.

Click on the Flower Logo to go to my store! 
Make sure to buy something and help my fight!

Thanks again!  Hayley
 

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