Re: Megan Heckerman's Letter on Juvenile Diabetes ,
 Bill,

Thanks for sharing this letter.  I am always moved when I read things like=
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this and unfortunately I see a lot of them. Who is her mom, someone that=20
works for us in Omaha?  Would you please let me know via email.

Thanks for supporting her in her cause and efforts.

Mike


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=09From:  Bill Cordes @ ENRON                           07/20/2000 10:58 AM
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To: Mike McConnell/HOU/ECT@ECT
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Subject: Megan Heckerman's Letter on Juvenile Diabetes

Mike I thought you might be interested in seeing this letter. I bet we will=
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have the biggest turnout ever from Enron in Omaha.

   Bill
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=09From:  Martha Sumner-Kenney                           07/20/2000 09:24 A=
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To: NPNG Omaha Office, NPNG Field, ET&S Omaha EDS, ET&S Omaha Office
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Subject: Megan Heckerman's Letter on Juvenile Diabetes

Megan Heckerman (Bambi's daughter) who was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes=
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has agreed to be this year's honorary Enron Team Captain for the Juvenile=
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Diabetes Foundation walk (see Megan's letter below).  She is anxious for th=
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walk to be successful and has asked if she could help kick-off the campaign=
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by selling "Casual Shorts Week" buttons and signing up walkers and pledges.=
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Please stop Megan's table in the lobby and say "hi" tomorrow (Friday, July=
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21) from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Casual Shorts Week buttons cost $5 and will allow the purchaser to wear=20
shorts the entire week prior to the walk (August 7-11) - won't that be nice=
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considering how HOT August usually is!

Hi,
My name is Megan Heckerman. I am 11 years old.  On August 3, 1999, I was=20
diagnosed with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes.  For several weeks before that day=
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I slowly became sicker every day and finally got really scared because I di=
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t know what was wrong with me and my Mom was scared too.  I was thirsty, we=
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to the bathroom a lot, started not feeling well and then finally I lost a t=
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of weight real fast. When I went to the Doctor my blood sugar was nearly fi=
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times normal.=20

Since August 3rd, my life has changed a lot.  I was told when to eat, what =
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eat, what NOT to eat and how much to eat. Which is pretty tough to do=20
especially at Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentines Day and Easter=
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Mom paid me for my Halloween candy and took it to work, so that was a good=
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deal.  I was told that my genes contained a code for killing the insulin=20
making cells in my pancreas and that all that code needed was probably a=20
virus that I had had last spring to turn it on. My insulin making cells are=
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gone forever but they tell me that someday they hope there will be a cure.=
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Since I was diagnosed, every day I test my blood at least four times for=20
sugar and take insulin shots three times a day. I have given myself nearly=
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1,000 shots and have poked my fingertips for blood nearly 1,400 times and i=
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hasn=01,t been even a year!  I would love to be normal again and there are =
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of other people that have diabetes that I=01,m sure you know feel the same =
way. =20

So, I am writing to tell you about a project I am working on this year call=
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=01&Walk to Cure Diabetes=018. The Walk for Diabetes helps to raise money t=
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cure for juvenile diabetes. On August 12, 2000 in Elmwood Park, I will be=
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walking with my team from Enron called Megan's Marchers.  I hope that you=
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will join my team or sponsor someone on the team.  I am hoping we can raise=
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over $3,000.00 and have at least 20 walkers participate. Please consider=20
signing up to walk, or if you can=01,t then please sponsor the Enron team.=
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Thank you,

Megan Heckerman=20
bill.cordes@enron.com