HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-04-08, Page 32Continued from page 1juvenile diabetes research takesplace, she has been told that many of the area children who are affectedare treated in London.She is encouraging families that have been affected to come forwardand contact her so that she can helpthem in any way she can.Bauer is holding a barbecue inListowel this weekend, a barbecue in
Brussels on the weekend of the
annual Brussels yard sale as well as
the golf tournament next month.
In Bauer’s own life, she said her
family began to notice symptoms in
Sydney shortly after her first
birthday.
“She was drinking a lot, which is
one of the signs of diabetes and low
sugar levels,” she said. “But when
we took her in to get tested, we were
turned away, saying Sydney was too
young to be tested.”
However, since Sydney had been
diagnosed several months later due
to extreme dehydration, Bauer has
seen children diagnosed at far
younger ages, which has become a
growing problem.
“Last year at the diabetes walk,
there was a child there who had just
been diagnosed,” she said. “She was
just three months old, so it’s coming
on sooner these days.”
When Sydney was first diagnosed,
it came on the heels of a night where
she woke up extremely dehydrated.
Bauer said that her family tookSydney into the hospital and bloodneeded to be drawn from her pinkytoe, because the rest of her body wasso dehydrated. She is now on
insulin, which she has to take every
day.
When Sydney was first
hospitalized, she was just short of
her second birthday. In her first year
after being diagnosed, she was
hospitalized twice and now needs to
go to the hospital every three
months. She will be insulin-
dependent for the rest of her
life.
Already, just months short of her
fifth birthday, Sydney has endured
5,000 finger pricks and 3,000 insulin
injections.
While the decision to hold a
barbecue came easily to Bauer, she
said the idea for a fun golf day was
one that was almost made by Sydney
herself.
“Sydney loves golf, we had her
out golfing last weekend,” Bauer
said.
In addition to spreading the word
on her own, Bauer is attempting to
be featured on local radio shows as
well in attempt to get the word out to
other parents in the area.“I would just love to have theseparents call me,” she said. “This isgoing to be a great way to getawareness out there. I know these
parents are out there and that they’re
struggling away.”
Bauer says the Cranbrook golf
course is a great place to learn some
fundamentals of golf and that one
doesn’t have to be a PGA
professional to come out next month
for the family fun day.
Prizes will be awarded and there
will be a 50/50 draw. Admission to
the golf day is $25 per adult and
children under 12 get in for free.
Lunch of beef on a bun and/or hot
dogs are included in your admission
fee.
Guests are also encouraged to
bring their own lawn chairs so they
can take a load off whenever they
wish.
In order to get an accurate count of
how many people are coming, Bauer
asks that guests register with her by
April 22.
For more information on the
family golf day or to register, call
Donna or Mervyn Bauer at 519-887-
6493.
PAGE 32. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010.
Helping out
Donna Bauer of Brussels will be holding several barbecues
to support juvenile diabetes (Type One Diabetes) research
as well as a golf tournament in Cranbrook on May 8. Her
granddaughter, Sydney, was diagnosed with juvenile
diabetes when she was 18 months old. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Playing in the sand
It was a beautiful day to hit the dirt and play in the sand last
week as Huron County finally began experiencing spring-
like temperatures. Alyssa Courtney plays in the sand while
on recess from Blyth Public School. (Aislinn Bremner photo)
Granddaughter inspires family golf day
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