[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 125 (Friday, September 29, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1972]
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                      IN HONOR OF MISS ALLIE DIETZ

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 29, 2006

  Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a very 
special young lady, Miss Allie Dietz. She continues to impress me with 
her courage and her determination to fight diabetes, which she has 
suffered from since she was just five years old. She is now twelve.
  I have come to know Allie over the years at different events 
throughout my state--Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Galas, 
Children's Congress, Walk for a Cure, the fight for stem cell research 
and many others. She has told me her stories of low and high blood 
sugars, she has shown me how she pricks her fingers and takes her 
insulin and she has always demonstrated a positive attitude through it 
all.
  Most of all, I am proud to call her my friend. Recently, we shared 
the podium at an event at Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, and 
it is safe to say that Allie stole the show! Allie is surrounded by 
loving parents and two wonderful younger sisters who share her joys, 
her sadness and her hope for a cure. That is why I will continue to 
fight for a cure for diabetes--through efforts like increased research 
funding, an expanded federal embryonic stem cell research policy, 
legislation to address racial disparities in minorities and ensuring 
patients have access to care.
  I know Allie will go far in life, and it is our job as Members of 
Congress to ensure that she has help along the way. I am hopeful that 
Congress will begin to make diabetes more of a priority, as it has 
become a national epidemic. We need to lead the fight for a cure for 
Allie and all of the other diabetes patients suffering throughout the 
United States.

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