Inspiring story/stem cells and faith

It's been quite some time since we've updated the site. I'm back on top of things and should return to the habit of posting regular updates from the world of diabetes research and happenings as well as fund-raising ideas and information for the upcoming walk in October. Here is some interesting reading:

A Sunday stroll could bring a cure to millions
For Buffalo News columnist Jerry Sullivan, juvenile diabetes became very real after learning that the 9-year-old son of a childhood friend had been recently diagnosed. Sullivan had marveled for years at the sports figures he covered who played while treating themselves for diabetes. With the disease striking so close to home, Sullivan writes about his new motivation to join the Walk to Cure Diabetes.
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Stem-cell research: A matter of faith?
Advances in medical science can cause troubling conflicts for those holding dear religious beliefs. Stem cell research is the current lightning rod for the debate with many pro-life advocates erroneously linking stem cell work with abortion. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal carried a story about a community of Methodists and Southern Baptists who support stem cell research at a time when many conservative Christians oppose the work of clinicians to find new treatments for a host of chronic illnesses, including Type I Diabetes.
Click the link below for the story of visit the family's Web site at www.pfaith.org.
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