'Extra sweet, just like me'
When Trousdale County High School junior Reagan Petty, 16, arrived in Washington, D.C. on July 9 to speak to legislators, she carried an important message to Capitol Hill.
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When Trousdale County High School junior Reagan Petty, 16, arrived in Washington, D.C. on July 9 to speak to legislators, she carried an important message to Capitol Hill.
“If you can’t afford insulin, then you will die. You can’t live without it.” — Modesto resident Damian Reynoso, age 10.
Around 165 Juvenile Diabetes Research Children's Congress delegates from all 50 states and five countries were scheduled to attend a hearing on Capitol Hill.
Of the 160 children from around the U.S. and 5 countries who attended a hearing about funding for diabetes research, Maria Muayad was the only one who spoke to the committee.
Maria Muayad has been living with Type 1 Diabetes since she was 7 years old