Lucy is a champion because she has to deal with this insidious disease and still manages to be a very happy kid. She was diagnosed January 27, 2009, just a few weeks before her 8th birthday, and it threw her life and ours into turmoil. She switched from needles to the pump in May of that year and hasn’t looked back. Every so often though, she has a good cry and allows herself to hate diabetes. Although, she does everything she wants to do and never lets it hold her back. She inspires us every day