William Ho and his mother are Diabetes Champions…For fifteen years, William Ho, a local TV personality watched his mother live with diabetes. The onset was later in life- very typical of type 2 diabetes in the Chinese population. At first, diabetes did not really change her life, and with the support of her loving family she was able to manage the disease and still live a full life. However, about 5 years ago when William was busy organizing a concert to celebrate his 25 years in show business, his mother’s diabetes worsened and she ended up in the hospital emergency.

William loves his mother dearly. He was prepared to cancel the performance right away to take care of his mother. Luckily his mother’s situation improved and she was able to live happily for another few years, despite of the fact that she was receiving kidney dialysis in her last few months.

“In the last few years of my mother’s life, I was taking care of her. She enjoyed my cooking, and I always cooked her healthy tasty meals, and helped her make healthy choices when eating out,” said William. William was also the one driving his mother to the hospital or to other activities until she passed away peacefully.

“So when I look back I have no regret. I’ve done my best to take care of my mom,” said William. “Diabetes is serious. I will urge everyone to learn everything about diabetes, either to prevent it or to manage it. Throughout all the present research projects, I hope that a cure will be found one day.”