{"id":9987,"date":"2025-07-16T16:30:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T16:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansasmissouri\/?p=9987"},"modified":"2025-10-21T00:03:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T00:03:28","slug":"meet-our-2025-walk-youth-ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/2025\/07\/16\/meet-our-2025-walk-youth-ambassadors\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet our 2025 Walk Youth Ambassadors!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The temperature might still be in the 90s, but we&#8217;re already dreaming of our cool October Walks! We are so excited to announce this year&#8217;s Walk Youth Ambassadors! These incredible kids all live with type 1 diabetes,<\/p>\n<p>Keep on reading to learn a bit more about them, what they wish people knew about type 1, and what a world without type 1 looks like for them! Cheer them on at the St. Louis and Kansas City Walks this October! You can register your Walk team at walk.BreakthroughT1D.org, and register for the August Hype Parties at https:\/\/bit.ly\/KCHype2025 and https:\/\/bit.ly\/STLHype2025!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Kansas City<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>Ada, 5 &#8211; Topeka<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9989\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201c[A world without type 1 for me would mean] no more pods!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Jaxton, 10 &#8211; Lee&#8217;s Summit<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/2-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/2-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/2-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cRaising money to find a cure keeps me going. I won\u2019t sugar coat how hard type one is, but having a cure to look forward to keeps me trying for a change. Finding a cure would change everything.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Jonah, 12 &#8211; Overland Park<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9993\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/3-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/3-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/3-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cIt would change my life. It&#8217;s been a <\/i><i>really hard<\/i><i> year for <\/i><i>me<\/i><i> and I struggle with the mental load this disease brings. I get frustrated when technology isn&#8217;t working and it derails my day. I just want to be a normal kid, so yeah. A cure would mean everything to me.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Tinley,<\/strong><\/em><strong> 12 &#8211;\u00a0<em>Louisburg<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/4-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/4-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/4-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/4.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;A cure for T1D would mean everything.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Xander, 9 &#8211; Overland Park<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9997\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/5-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/5-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/5-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/5-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/5.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cA world without type 1 would change everything<\/i><i>.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>St. Louis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>Aly, 8 &#8211; Lake St. Louis<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/1-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/1-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/1-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/1-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/1-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/1-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/1-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201c[<\/i><i>What people don\u2019t know about type 1 is] that\u2019s it\u2019s <\/i><i>really hard<\/i><i> some days to keep my blood sugar normal and I don\u2019t feel good those days. I would be so happy to be like other kids.<\/i><i>\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Ben, 7 &#8211; Maryland Heights<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/2-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/2-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/2-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/2-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/2-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/2-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/2-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/2-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/2-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cI think it&#8217;d be awesome if things get even easier to manage. I also think it <\/i><i>would be AMAZING if there was a cure. Helping raise money for research by walking made me very proud and this would too.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Jacob, 12 &#8211; St. Peters<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/3-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/3-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/3-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/3-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/3-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/3-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/3-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/3-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/3-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cA cure would mean that I wouldn\u2019t have to constantly worry about my blood sugars. It would mean not constantly making sure my pump and Dexcom are <\/i><i>working, and<\/i><i> not stressing over when they need to be changed.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Kate, 13 &#8211; Chesterfield<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/4-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/4-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/4-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/4-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/4-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/4-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/4-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/4-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/4-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em><i>I wish others knew I can eat anything! I just <\/i><i>have to<\/i><i> dose. It is <\/i><i>really annoying<\/i><i> when people ask me what I can and can\u2019t eat! A cure would make my life <\/i><i>easier<\/i><i> and it would make me very happy!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sabrina, 15 &#8211; Richmond Heights<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/5-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/5-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/5-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/5-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/5-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/5-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/5-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/5-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/07\/5-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cIt would mean fewer explanations and disclaimers, along with less guilt about my special needs and less anxiety over bothering others with my medical condition. <\/i><i>It would save both those around me and myself a lot of trouble.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The temperature might still be in the 90s, but we&#8217;re already dreaming of our cool October Walks! We are so excited to announce this year&#8217;s Walk Youth Ambassadors! 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