{"id":898,"date":"2022-05-02T13:51:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T13:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/?page_id=898"},"modified":"2023-01-17T20:37:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T09:37:33","slug":"mireille","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/stories\/mireille\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda &#8211; Mireille &#038; Therese"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"898\" class=\"elementor elementor-898\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d3e5b5 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"8d3e5b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4d28d6\" data-id=\"d4d28d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f99ae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f99ae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a style=\"color:grey\" href=\"\/\">Home<\/a>  \/  <a style=\"color:grey\" href=\"\/stories\">Stories<\/a>  \/ <\/span> Rwanda - Mireille &amp; Therese<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e5fc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36e5fc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mireille was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 10 years old.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6ebfbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6ebfbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Although the diagnosis was a terrible shock, it was a shock that the family knew all too well.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb0587 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abb0587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mireille_mobile-1024x722.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10054\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mireille_mobile-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mireille_mobile-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mireille_mobile-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mireille_mobile-650x458.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mireille_mobile.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5bed17\" data-id=\"a5bed17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19b15b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19b15b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a237966\" data-id=\"a237966\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc9256 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fc9256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cIn the future, I hope to become a business woman.\u201d Mireille<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ccef78 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ccef78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mireille lives with her family on the outskirts of Kigali, Rwanda&#8217;s capital city.<\/p><p>Her father paints wheelbarrows for a living, which isn\u2019t very well paid, but they are a close family and manage to get by.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-567fd32\" data-id=\"567fd32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-58cf534 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58cf534\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a988a2\" data-id=\"1a988a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ab280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43ab280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mireille-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8575\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mireille-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mireille-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91ae4a8 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91ae4a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afb900f\" data-id=\"afb900f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-babf4d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"babf4d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70ac9ac\" data-id=\"70ac9ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-399babe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"399babe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mireille-therese-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8577\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mireille-therese-2.png 600w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mireille-therese-2-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc22224\" data-id=\"bc22224\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fc18d animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44fc18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mireille has already been through a lot in her short life.\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-961230d animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"961230d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At 10 years old she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.<\/p><p>Although the diagnosis was a terrible shock, it was a shock that the family knew all too well.<\/p><p>Mireille\u2019s little sister, Therese, had been diagnosed two years earlier. She was in a coma and Mireille was terrified as she watched her parents rush around trying to save her little sister\u2019s life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1817e36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1817e36\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edb03f0\" data-id=\"edb03f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e49ec82 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e49ec82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Now the same thing was happening to Mireille.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18232e2 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18232e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The symptoms were mild at first. She was at church when she started to feel unwell. \u201cI was weak and having blurred vision. I was thirsty. I always wanted to drink much water.\u201d<\/p><p>At the hospital Mireille\u2019s father didn\u2019t want to face the fact that both his daughters have diabetes. Surely this couldn\u2019t happen twice?<\/p><p>He looked at the doctor with tears in his eyes as he received the news that his eldest girl also had this cruel condition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a70998b\" data-id=\"a70998b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f020d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f020d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-571e139\" data-id=\"571e139\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a36ce79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a36ce79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/therese-mireille.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8578\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/therese-mireille.png 600w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/therese-mireille-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8229fee elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8229fee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb32884\" data-id=\"bb32884\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-08002e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08002e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-95f65c4\" data-id=\"95f65c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2816c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2816c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/therese-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8580\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/therese-1.png 600w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/therese-1-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66bc5a4\" data-id=\"66bc5a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8968887 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8968887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cIt was so painful but what can I do?\u201d Mireille's father.\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69dde50 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69dde50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When little Therese was diagnosed the hospital didn\u2019t have any insulin so he had to go out to the pharmacy to buy it himself. It was very expensive.<\/p><p>He had to borrow money from friends and family and sell some of their belongings to afford the insulin and supplies she needed. It would be impossible for him to give her this medicine every day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fd7274 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fd7274\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ccb043\" data-id=\"8ccb043\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4d2562 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4d2562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diabetes knowledge is generally very limited in Rwanda, even among health professionals.\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6408f67 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6408f67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dangerous misconceptions are often repeated as fact.<\/p><p>Therese\u2019s father thought that her diabetes had been brought on because he had given her too much sugar. He felt so guilty and confused, \u201cI never gave her a lot of sugar, so it was very hard.\u201d<\/p><p>Among the pain, misinformation and worry the hospital gave Therese\u2019s father one piece of life-saving information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e831f2b\" data-id=\"e831f2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c76c5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c76c5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e10b13\" data-id=\"2e10b13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a696bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a696bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/therese-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8581\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/therese-4.png 600w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/therese-4-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-899c213 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"899c213\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3f8858\" data-id=\"d3f8858\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e32f297 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e32f297\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8383476\" data-id=\"8383476\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb26fd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb26fd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mireille-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8631\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mireille-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mireille-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mireille-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mireille-6-650x433.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e46466\" data-id=\"4e46466\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9af47 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b9af47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">They told him to visit the Life for a Child partner center.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a92ca animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91a92ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the center, Therese\u2019s dad found a sanctuary. A place where they understood that he hadn\u2019t given Therese too much sugar and knew how to make his little girl healthy again.<\/p><p>Most importantly, thanks to donations from people like you, the center was able to provide Therese with a regular supply of insulin, syringes, a blood glucose meter and test strips and HbA1c testing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb29c8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb29c8e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f46e248\" data-id=\"f46e248\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294cbcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"294cbcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a1a6b animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47a1a6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Today, both Mireille and Therese attend the Life for a Child partner center each month to collect their insulin and supplies and have regular checkups.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e605bca animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e605bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This support means that they can stay in school and Mireille can continue to study History, her favorite subject.<\/p><p>Please make a donation below to ensure Life for a Child can continue to provide Mireille and Therese with life-saving insulin and supplies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bfae33\" data-id=\"3bfae33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ef766f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ef766f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-03851e6\" data-id=\"03851e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-081b44c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"081b44c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mireille-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8632\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mireille-7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mireille-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mireille-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mireille-7-650x433.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c6f06c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c6f06c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00dd411\" data-id=\"00dd411\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b150029 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b150029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You can support a young person like Mireille living with diabetes in an under-resourced country.\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d3c9d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-position-left bdt-global-link-yes bdt-icon-type-icon bdt-icon-effect-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-icon-box\" data-id=\"c3d3c9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/donate\/paypal&#039;, &#039;_self&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-icon-heading bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-icon-wrapper\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-paypal\"><\/i>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-icon-box-title-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate with PayPal\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef172d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-position-left bdt-icon-type-icon bdt-icon-effect-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-icon-box\" data-id=\"aef172d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-icon-heading bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-icon-wrapper\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-credit-card\"><\/i>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-icon-box-title-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate with Credit Card\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"display: block; border: 0; border-colour: white; align: center;\" src=\"https:\/\/life-for-a-child.raisely.com\/embed\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"1100\"><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a824fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a824fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d283bdc\" data-id=\"d283bdc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19b53ca\" data-id=\"19b53ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c64fd elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23c64fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You can support a young person like Mireille living with diabetes in an under-resourced country.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b676d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54b676d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" 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