[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 187 (Thursday, November 21, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1489]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION ONE WALK

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 21, 2019

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, on Saturday, I walked in 
the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation One Walk at Segra Park, home 
of the famous Columbia Fireflies, with members of the University of 
South Carolina chapter of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. I am grateful 
to have been able to support such an important cause and walk in 
support of eradicating type 1 diabetes.
  The money raised at the JDRF One Walk in Columbia supports life-
changing research that gives hope to those impacted by type 1 diabetes. 
It is an autoimmune disease that strikes suddenly and is serious and 
stressful to families, challenging families across our district.
  Currently, there is nothing that can be done to prevent type 1 
diabetes and there is no cure. JDRF is a leader in funding diabetes 
research, motivated by their vision of a world without type 1 diabetes. 
This organization works tirelessly to improve the lives of those 
affected by this disease by accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to 
cure, prevent, and treat diabetes.
  I appreciate JDRF Palmetto Chapter Development Director Beth McCrary 
for her hard work and success in coordinating the JDRF Walk in Columbia 
and for her advocacy for ending type 1 diabetes.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the Global War on Terrorism.

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