Type 1 diabetes nearly grounds Maine teenâs dream of becoming a pilot Share Updated: 4:42 PM EDT May 12, 2021 Share Updated: 4:42 PM EDT May 12, 2021
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Show Transcript FRANK TELLS US A DIAGNOSIS OF TYPE ONE DIABETES ALMOST TOOK THAT DREAM AWAY. UP IN THE SKIES. 4:23 AND I DID AN INTRO FLIGHT. AND THEN I WAS LIKE, WOW! I WANT TO DO THIS 4:27 16-YEAR-OLD CASEY RAYMOND DREAMS OF BEING A COMMERCIAL PILOT. THE OXFORD HILLS COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF FLYING LESSONS...WHEN A FAA PHYSICAL EXAM FOUND: SHE HAD TYPE ONE DIABETES. THE AUTO- IMMUNE DISEASE MEANS SHE HAS TO MONITOR HER BLOOD SUGAR AND TAKE INSULIN INJECTIONS TO STAY ALIVE. 1:47 I HAVE TUBINGS THAT I USE. I HAVE A CGM MONITOR THAT BASICALLY.(EDIT TO) 2:02 IT SENDS ME MY BLOOD SUGAR EVERY 5 MINUTES. AND IT WILL ALARM IF IT S EITHER LOW OR HIGH. AND I HAVE AN INSULIN PUMP..2:13 IT LEFT HER WHEELS DOWN - FOR MONTHS. 1:14 SHE HAD
Most teenagers are excited to get their driver’s license, but one Maine teen is working to get her private pilot’s license despite a diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes nearly taking that dream away. Casey Raymond, 16, dreams of being a commercial pilot. The Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School junior was in the middle of flying lessons when an FAA physical exam found she had Type 1 diabetes. Sign up for our Newsletters The auto-immune disease means.
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PARIS So many high school seniors have been short-changed as the pandemic wiped out many of the traditions that they expected to enjoy. But for South Paris homeschooler Amber Lynch, it was not about to ground her.
Taught mainly by her mother, Nancy, from the third to the ninth grade, Lynch was able to escape much of the frustration other kids experienced as they bounced between hybrid and remote learning. Nancy, who has a background in mathematics education, is still involved with Lynch’s curriculum. But during the past three years the teen has taken on a more complicated study track.
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Allison Winship, a senior at Hodgdon Middle-High School, has been chosen to receive the Maine Principals Award for her school.
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Allison Winship, a senior at Hodgdon Middle-High School, has been chosen to receive the Maine Principals Award for her school.
(Courtesy of Hodgdon Middle-High School)
Winship receives MPA Principals’ Award for Hodgdon Middle-High School
Contributed • April 30, 2021 Allison Winship of Cary, a senior at Hodgdon Middle-High School, has been selected to receive the 2021 Principal’s Award, Principal Steve Fitzpatrick announced April 27.
HODGDON, Maine Allison Winship of Cary, a senior at Hodgdon Middle-High School, has been selected to receive the 2021 Principal’s Award, Principal Steve Fitzpatrick announced April 27.