JACKSON HOLE, WYO – Three years ago, Cash Halpin was diagnosed with Type I diabetes (T1D). At age 3, he had no idea what that meant and what it would come to mean in his life. Now 6 years old, Cash understands a little better what he’s got, but he’s never for a moment let it define who he is.
Cash is one outgoing kid. Meet him for a minute and you will be instant friends. He’s a lot like any other Jackson Hole kindergartner. He likes to swim, ski, and kayak.
But unlike most kids, Cash is one of more than 150 children age 4-17 living with T1D and involved in JDRF Children’s Congress. Every two years the Children’s Congress gathers in Washington, DC to meet face-to-face with some of the top decision-makers in the U.S. government and campaign for funding and awareness to find a cure. They hope to help members of Congress understand what life with T1D is like and why research to fund life-changing therapies until a cure can be found is so critical. They speak up on behalf of the millions of people living with T1D and the families and friends who love them.
Cash will be headed to DC for the JDRF Children’s Congress on July 24-26.
JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Our strength lies in our exclusive focus and singular influence on the worldwide effort to end T1D.
