{"id":17181,"date":"2026-01-06T18:28:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/?p=17181"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:26:14","slug":"january-cure-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/2026\/01\/06\/january-cure-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"January Cure Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although I do not have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/t1d-basics\/\">type 1 diabetes<\/a> (T1D), I cannot remember a time when I did not know what it was. When I was little, I had only a basic level of understanding: as an example, I knew my dad sometimes acted in inconsistent and confusing ways. (I later learned this was caused by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/t1d-basics\/symptoms\/low-blood-sugar\/\">low blood sugar<\/a>.) As I grew older, the depth of my understanding grew too, and I could see how much of my dad\u2019s life and personality was tied to living with T1D. After my dad had a stroke in May 2024, I understood on an entirely different level the ways in which T1D affected his life and the mental and emotional labor associated with it.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17184 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/McDermott-Family-mid-1980s-300x271.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/McDermott-Family-mid-1980s-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/McDermott-Family-mid-1980s-1024x925.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/McDermott-Family-mid-1980s-768x694.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/McDermott-Family-mid-1980s.jpg 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My dad, Bob McDermott, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/t1d-basics\/diagnosis\/\">diagnosed with T1D<\/a> when he was a teenager; he lived 56 of his 72 years being insulin-dependent. After my dad passed in September 2024, I found a copy of the resume he used when he switched careers in his late 40s. At the bottom of that resume, it said: <em>Personal: Age 49, diabetic, married, one child. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Having T1D was a defining part of my dad\u2019s life and family. His mother (my grandmother) and his sister (my aunt) were also affected: Nana was diagnosed in her mid-50s and Auntie Patti when she was five years old. It was through Auntie Patti\u2019s experience that my dad and grandparents learned what T1D was and how to manage it. I remember hearing stories about testing Auntie Patti\u2019s blood sugar using her urine. This would have been in 1960. Eight years later, when doctors told my dad, at age 16, that he too had T1D, sadly, he knew a lot more than most at the time of diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to my dad\u2019s two full careers, he had a side hustle before that term was popular. He played the guitar and sang with friends in duos and trios. Music was a major passion of my dad\u2019s all throughout his life, and he found ways to not only use this talent to earn extra income but also to benefit others.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17183 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/LMLH-2018-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bob and Carole McDermott\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/LMLH-2018-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/LMLH-2018-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/LMLH-2018.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In February 2018, my dad created a fundraiser called Live Music, Live Hope, held at a bar in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Leveraging his connections in the local music community, my dad brought together many different musicians for an afternoon of good music for a good cause. The first Live Music, Live Hope event raised $5,660 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/\">Breakthrough T1D<\/a> (formerly JDRF)!<\/p>\n<p>My dad shared this in 2018 when he promoted Live Music, Live Hope:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhile I have lived with T1D through many ups and downs, I&#8217;ve also been the recipient of enormous grace that was extended to me through some catastrophic incidents over the years. This kindness from friends, co-workers, and strangers has been inspirational. They\u2019re people just like you, who helped me when I was in dire need. They paid it forward to me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My dad was very proud and touched by the incredible success of the fundraiser and all who participated and gave generously.<\/p>\n<p>After my dad passed in 2024, I talked with some of his closest friends about bringing it back as a memorial. Matt Putnam, a good friend with whom my dad used to play music, had already thought of it himself when I approached him with the idea. In short order, <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.breakthrought1d.org\/site\/TR;jsessionid=00000000.app30013b?fr_id=10401&amp;pg=entry&amp;NONCE_TOKEN=7B58E1331C43C6BFC9B5E6E9E5E33899\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Music, Live Hope: In Loving Memory of Bob McDermott<\/a> was in its planning stages.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17186 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/LMLH-October-12-2025-Full-House-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Live Music, Live Hope in Memory of Bob McDermott\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/LMLH-October-12-2025-Full-House-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/LMLH-October-12-2025-Full-House-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/LMLH-October-12-2025-Full-House-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/LMLH-October-12-2025-Full-House-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/LMLH-October-12-2025-Full-House.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>On Sunday afternoon, October 12, 2025, we gathered at Brack\u2019s Tavern in Middleborough, Massachusetts, to remember my dad and raise money for an important cause. We had a full house with more than 100 attendees. Thanks to Matt and other close family friends, the incredible musicians who shared their time and talents, and all of the giving individuals who purchased tickets, made donations, and bought raffle tickets, we raised $7,007 for Breakthrough T1D Greater New England Chapter in loving memory of Bob McDermott.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the excellent music and remembrances of my dad on October 12th, we also heard from a young adult living with T1D. I\u2019ve known Ellie Hohenstein since she was four years old, and I am a close friend of her family. Ellie was diagnosed when she was two, and you can watch her remarks <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?si=gUQesSziT7jC8Rqf&amp;t=88&amp;v=zKp6BXJPsn0&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>My dad\u2019s second career was teaching and during this time, he thoughtfully selected meaningful literature for his students. In particular, he loved the novel <em>Wonder<\/em> by RJ Palacio and really resonated with an idea in the book that \u201cyour deeds become your monuments,\u201d which is another way to say that what we do becomes our legacy.<\/p>\n<p>While there is no doubt that T1D impacted both the quality and length of my dad\u2019s life, it\u2019s also true that having T1D led to a major \u201cmonument\u201d of my dad\u2019s life: Live Music, Live Hope. I know my dad was smiling down on us on October 12th and would be so proud to know he can still help people who are living with T1D today because of the critical work Breakthrough T1D does to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/explore-research\/curing-t1d\/\">cure<\/a>, prevent, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/t1d-basics\/treatments\/\">treat type 1 diabetes<\/a> and its complications.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17185 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/Bob-McDermott-2019-LMLH-Logo-2025-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Bob McDermott\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/Bob-McDermott-2019-LMLH-Logo-2025-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/Bob-McDermott-2019-LMLH-Logo-2025-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/Bob-McDermott-2019-LMLH-Logo-2025-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/greaternewengland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/01\/Bob-McDermott-2019-LMLH-Logo-2025.jpg 1419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>-Nicole McDermott<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although I do not have type 1 diabetes (T1D), I cannot remember a time when I did not know what it was. 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