{"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":"2026-06-10T15:41:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:41:49","slug":"meet-our-2025-walk-youth-ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/t1d-basics\/\">type 1 diabetes<\/a>.<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.breakthrought1d.org\/site\/SPageServer?pagename=walk_homepage\">walk.BreakthroughT1D.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Kansas City<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><em>Ada, 5 &#8211; Topeka<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9989 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/1-300x300.png\" alt=\"2025 Walk Youth Ambassador Ada\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/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<h3><strong><em>Jaxton, 10 &#8211; Lee&#8217;s Summit<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9991 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/2-300x300.png\" alt=\"2025 Walk Youth Ambassador Jaxton\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/2-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/2-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/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<h3><em><strong>Jonah, 12 &#8211; Overland Park<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9993 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/3-300x300.png\" alt=\"2025 Walk Youth Ambassador Jonah\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/3-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/3-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/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<h3><em><strong>Tinley,<\/strong><\/em><strong> 12 &#8211;\u00a0<em>Louisburg<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9995 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/4-300x300.png\" alt=\"2025 Walk Youth Ambassador Tinley\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/4-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/4-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/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<h3><em><strong>Xander, 9 &#8211; Overland Park<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9997 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/5-300x300.png\" alt=\"2025 Walk Youth Ambassador Xander\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/5-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/5-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/5-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/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<h2><strong>St. Louis<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><em>Aly, 8 &#8211; Lake St. Louis<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/1-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9999 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/1-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"2025 Walk Youth Ambassador Alyssa\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/1-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/1-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/1-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/1-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/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<h3><strong><em>Ben, 7 &#8211; Maryland Heights<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/2-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10001 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/2-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"2025 Walk Youth Ambassador Benjamin\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/2-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/2-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/2-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/2-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/2-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/2-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/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<h3><em><strong>Jacob, 12 &#8211; St. Peters<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/3-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10003 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/3-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"2025 Walk Youth Ambassador Jacob\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/3-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/3-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/3-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/3-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/3-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/3-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/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<h3><strong><em>Kate, 13 &#8211; Chesterfield<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/4-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10005 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/4-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"2025 Walk Youth Ambassador Kate\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/4-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/4-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/4-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/4-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/4-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/4-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/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<h3><strong><em>Sabrina, 15 &#8211; Richmond Heights<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/5-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10007 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/5-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"2025 Walk Youth Ambassador Sabrina\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/5-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/5-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/5-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/5-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/5-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/07\/5-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/missouri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/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","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! These incredible kids all live with type 1 diabetes. 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