Maylee's Mission- Type 1 Diabetes support, Diabetic Alert Dog grants & More
Type One Diabetes
HOPE & AWARENESS
One Donation At A Time
About Maylee's Mission
Our Story (Click photo for video)
Our Story (Click photo for video)
Our Story (Click photo for video)
Our story begins the evening of November 11th, 2022. It was that evening that an at-home blood glucose meter changed the trajectory of Maylee’s life forever at the young age of 10 years old. After experiencing many symptoms that aligned with the possibility of Type 1 Diabetes, Maylee’s mom tested her blood sugar fully expecting the result
Our story begins the evening of November 11th, 2022. It was that evening that an at-home blood glucose meter changed the trajectory of Maylee’s life forever at the young age of 10 years old. After experiencing many symptoms that aligned with the possibility of Type 1 Diabetes, Maylee’s mom tested her blood sugar fully expecting the result to be normal. Instead the meter read, “WARNING - EXTREME HIGH GLUCOSE - ABOVE 600mg”. It was at that moment that Maylee’s parents knew something was very wrong and they headed straight to the nearest emergency room. Maylee was taken back immediately to have her blood sugar tested again. Her blood sugar was a whopping 864mg. It was a true miracle Maylee was still conscious. Soon later she was transported to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where she would spend the next three days in the intensive care unit, learning alongside her parents, how she would have to spend the rest of her life taking insulin and monitoring her blood sugar.
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Immediately following Maylee’s diagnosis, it became evident that she was not the same happy, bubbly energetic little girl she once was. The feeling of helplessness took over the entire family as it seemed nothing would help Maylee to feel confident and happy again. At 10 years old, she faced the reality that her life was reliant upon the use of insulin, pokes and prods EVERY SINGLE DAY! It wasn’t until Maylee started watching you tube videos of service dogs, that she started to show a happier side. She would watch the videos and get the most sweet smile on her face. It wasn’t long before Maylee would start talking to her parents about diabetic alert dogs. Seeing the way this idea brightened up Maylee’s day, her parents began researching the pro’s and con’s of diabetic alert dogs. This led to them finding Bowen Elite Service Dogs, a service dog training company run by a family of a type one diabetic child. One thing quickly led to another and before they knew it, just 7 months after Maylee’s diagnosis, Maylee’s Mission began. Her MISSION was to get a diabetic alert dog!
As the fundraising for Maylee’s Mission took off, Maylee and her family were beyond grateful for the support of their community. In just a few short weeks the family raised enough money to go under contract. In an awesome twist of events, Maylee’s wait for a service dog was GREATLY reduced as she was paired with a D.A.D. named Saint just one week after the family went under contract. Saint became Maylee’s Saint just 8 weeks later, while the family was still in the midst of fundraising. Amazingly, less than 4 months into their fundraising journey and just 2.5 weeks after Saint joined the family, they not only raised $31,950 to get Maylee a Diabetic Alert Dog, but they actually surpassed their goal! The family went from crying sad tears, to crying happy tears and Maylee went from a state of depression to the same bubbly energetic Maylee she was before diagnosis.
Throughout this incredibly humbling experience, the family had talked about continuing Maylee’s Mission. Only the focus would be on spreading HOPE & AWARENESS One Donation at a Time! Maylee was excited by the idea of helping other children like her, feel the same hope and joy that she felt throughout her Mission to get a diabetic alert dog. By exceeding their fundraising goal, the idea of Maylee’s Mission was able to hit the ground running, immediately jumping in to helping other children with Type 1 Diabetes to feel whole again!
Maylee’s Mission is to bring hope and joy to other children and families impacted by Type 1 Diabetes, while simultaneously raising awareness about this very misunderstood disease. Through the use of fundraising, Maylee’s Mission will not only aim to bring smiles to other Type 1 Diabetics, but will also donate a portion of all funds raised to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, with HOPE that one day there will be a CURE!
Mission Statement (Click photo for video)
Our Story (Click photo for video)
Our Story (Click photo for video)
Maylee's Mission is to bring hope to the lives of type one diabetic children and families, one donation at a time, while also raising awareness of this often misunderstood disease. Our missions are endless, as we aim to help the T1D community in an array of ways, on both, an individual and community level. The work we do helps to provide
Maylee's Mission is to bring hope to the lives of type one diabetic children and families, one donation at a time, while also raising awareness of this often misunderstood disease. Our missions are endless, as we aim to help the T1D community in an array of ways, on both, an individual and community level. The work we do helps to provide items like medical ID bracelets to newly diagnosed and underprivileged children living with Type 1 Diabetes, as well as grants to aid in fundraising efforts for diabetic alert dogs and other diabetic medical supplies and equipment. Through our fundraising efforts, we use all opportunities available to us to help raise awareness about the signs and symptoms of this disease, in hopes of helping others to recognize the symptoms and receive a diagnosis before life threatening complications, like diabetic ketoacidosis occur.
It was after successfully fundraising to get Maylee, 11 years old at the time, a Diabetic Alert Dog, that we decided to start a non profit that was aimed at helping to support the type one diabetic community, not just as a whole, but on an individual basis as well. Her diabetic alert dog has made caring for her diabetes less scary by successfully alerting to high and low blood sugar, often before her medical equipment can, but he has also brought her a great source of emotional comfort and support. Through witnessing what he has done for her and what this experience has done for our family, we want to ensure that other children and families can experience the same joy and relief of having the resources that will bring them the greatest quality of life possible.
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Maylees T-shirt Design
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Proceeds from all attire will go towards helping children and families impacted by Type 1 Diabetes. Please show your support and help spread the word by purchasing yours today.
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Maylees T-shirt Design
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Maylees T-shirt Design
Maylees T-shirt Design
My Pancreas may be a quitter, but I'm NOT!
The juicebox puppy in this design was personally created by Maylee at 11 years old a few months after her T1D diagnosis.
My Pancreas may be a quitter, but I'm NOT!
My Pancreas may be a quitter, but I'm NOT!
My Pancreas may be a quitter, but I'm NOT!
Let others know you are a T1D Warrior, while also raising awareness about this misunderstood disease!
Living on Faith & Insulin
My Pancreas may be a quitter, but I'm NOT!
Living on Faith & Insulin
Being a T1D Warrior sometimes requires you to dig deep, but with a little Faith and Insulin, anything is possible! Never lose HOPE!