Fund A Cure with The Armstrong Family | Breakthrough T1D Las Vegas Gala 2026
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Why We Fund A Cure
Our family’s journey with type 1 diabetes began just after our son Grady’s fifth birthday. Everything changed when Grady suddenly became incredibly sick. Within hours, we were in the pediatric ICU, hearing the words that would change our lives forever: type 1 diabetes.
Just one year later, during what should have been a simple celebration with ice cream after the first day of school, our youngest daughter, Paisley, then only two, began showing familiar signs. A quick finger poke, a “magic red dot,” and the screen read HIGH. In an instant, we realized two of our three children were living with type 1.
Today, Grady (9) and Paisley (5) are thriving, resilient, and brave beyond their years. And Hadley (7), our middle daughter, though not diagnosed, lives with type 1 every day. She supports and encourages her brother and sister, carrying compassion through the eyes of a sibling. Type 1 diabetes does not just affect one person. It reshapes an entire family.
As a trio, our kids believe in hope, science, and a future where no one has to face this diagnosis.
For us, this is not about a moment on a stage or a single night of fundraising. It is about the daily reality behind our kids’ courage. It is about the finger pokes, the alarms, the decisions that cannot be skipped, and the fact that type 1 diabetes does not take a day off. We hold onto hope, but we also know hope needs action. Research is what turns hope into something families can feel.
This is why Breakthrough T1D’s Fund A Cure matters so much to our family. Your gift helps advance research toward better treatments and, ultimately, cures. It funds breakthroughs in insulin therapies, glucose management technology, and immune based research that could prevent type 1 diabetes altogether.
Thank you for supporting Fund A Cure. Every dollar raised brings families like ours one step closer to a world where kids can simply be kids.
