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Kennedy Costa

I'm walking for a world without type one diabetes

Please help me reach my goal!

Raised

$902.78

My Goal

$200

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$25
Can test blood sugar levels in a child participating in an ‘artificial pancreas’ trial
$50
Can test whether a baby or child is likely to get T1D in a world-first screening study
$125
Can pay the daily salary of a mid-career T1D researcher to make their ground-breaking findings
$250
Can pay for a participant in a trial to investigate a cutting-edge T1D prevention drug

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Total Steps:

253,113

Steps Goal:

248,000

Woop Woop - We did it!

Blue skies and sweaty humidity came out just in time for our walk on Sunday and TEAM KENNEDY smashed it!! We had so much fun and it was lovely to connect with others who understand just how much goes into our daily lives. 
Thank you to our beautiful Cairns family Ann, Chris and Hollie for your love and support and to Chris and Hollie for doing the walk with us. 
Kennedy and Hollie did not stop talking the whole way!! And they’re already planning next year’s shirts……
Thank you to everyone for your amazing support for our first JDRF one walk. This has been a great experience for our family. 
Kennedy is now hoping she can get to $800 so please share this. Every little bit helps and who knows that $2 might help find a cure ??

Another big thank you.

Team Kennedy would like to say another massive big thank you to everyone for their incredibly generous support of Kennedy in our first JDRF one walk. She has set a new target of $500 to challenge herself.
 We’ve been busy selling diabetes awareness badges and trying to get our steps up. We are aiming for 248000 steps in March - that’s 8000 steps a day for the 8 people diagnosed with diabetes every day. 
Diabetes is unrelenting. It is a 24/7 disease. Every single thing that Kennedy eats has to be accounted for, there is no sneaky snacks from the fridge after school. 
Behind the scenes there’s a language no child should be fluent in- hypos, hypo kits, hypers, glucose levels, ketones, insulin injections, finger pricks, sensor insertion sites, carb counts, and lipohypertrophy. 
While you and your children are asleep we often have alarms going off through the night telling us that she is low or high and we have to treat her because there is the very real danger that she might not wake up if we don’t. 
Then there’s the daily mental exhaustion of the fact that diabetes means we make at least 180 more decisions a day. 
Having diabetes means Kennedy is more at risk of developing mental health issues than her friends. She also more at risk of things like heart disease, kidney failure, glaucoma, cataracts, dental issues, anorexia, neuropathy and more. 
We are walking to raise awareness about diabetes and to help fund research so that hopefully one day our little superhero can say     “I used to have diabetes. It was horrible and I’m glad they found a cure.” 
So please feel free to share this with others,  every little bit counts. 

Massive Thank You

Team Kennedy just wanted to say a massive big thank you to everyone that’s jumped on board so far. We were hoping people would chuck in their spare change so we’ve been blown away by the very generous donations so far. Kennedy hit her goal of $200 in the first 24 hours so now she’s hoping she can raise $400. 
Thank you again. We’re blessed to have such amazing support. 
TEAM KENNEDY- Type ONE-derful 

I'm walking in Cairns to turn type one into type none!

I'm joining the world's largest walk for a future without type 1 diabetes (T1D) at Cairns Esplanade Fun Ship Playground on Sunday 23 March 2025!

Why? To help fund life-changing research aimed at improving lives and curing T1D. 

Type 1 diabetes can strike anyone at any time, and 8 Australians are diagnosed every day. Diagnosis means a 24/7 fight with no break and facing an extra 180 decisions a day to remain safe and healthy. 

I hate that I have to inject myself 5 or more times a day just to stay healthy. I sometimes have to miss out on the things that I love because of my diabetes. I would like a cure for Type 1 diabetes because I’d like to be a professional dancer when I grow up. 

It’s been tough but I am strong.

Please support my walk today. 

My Completed Missions in the JDRF Blue Army

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Thank you to my Sponsors

$54.12

Geoffrey Faulkner

Super proud of you Kennedy.wish we were there to walk with you Lots of love uncle Geoffrey and uncle Rodney xx

$54.12

The Godmother

Good luck with walk! 😊

$54.12

Betty Troy

Good luck

$54.12

Gran And Nono

Good luck Kennedy xx so proud of you

$54.12

Nan And Pop

Great work Kennedy for a great cause. We are very proud of you. Love Nan and Pop.

$54.12

Ashlei Baxter

Good on you Kennedy!!!!

$52.92

Nan And Pop

Go TEAM KENNEDY!! Wish we could be there to cheer you all on. Awesome work, we are very proud of you. Love from Nan and Pop

$50

Ann Chris & Hollie

To Kennedy Your gonna do amazing with this walk just like your amazing in life, we love you beautiful girl. Good luck love ann, Chris and Hollie xxxxx

$43.60

The Giles Family!

Go Kennedy! The strongest and bravest 9 year old I know!!! Xxx

$27.81

Rachael Blackadder

So proud of you Miss Kennedy xx

$27.81

Leisa Thornton

I would love nothing more than to be there walking with you Kennedy but because I can’t I’m sending you much love and I’ll be thinking of you and your beautiful mum and dad on such a great day you are going to be involved in ♥️

$27.81

Jenny Goodwin

Good luck Kennedy. Great effort for jdrf xx

$27.81

Lena Costa

Good luck Kennedy xx

$27.81

Miss Dagleish

You are amazing Kennedy!

$27.81

Judy Friguglietti

Go Kennedy! What a legend! You will smash it. You will hear us cheering for you all the way from Melbourne ha ha! Lots of love from all of us xxxx

$27.81

Anonymous

Supporting our niece

$27.81

Tammy Rodgers

Go Kennedy 👍

$27.51

Enza Bahceci

I am honoured to support Team Kennedy in the fight against diabetes. Every step counts!

$22.58

Joy Anderson

$22.58

Naomi Dominikovic

$22.58

Nikki Tokoli

Good luck ❤️ your a 🌟

$20

Kennedy Costa

$20

Badges

$17.16

Miss Sam

Well Done Superstar!!

$15

Jill Lindsay

$11.65

Vikki & Warrenn Kermode

Go Kennedy

$10

Jodai W

Nice work with the fundraising guys!

$10

Bryceson And Mackenzie

Go Kennedy. We love you and are so proud of you!

$6

Nan And Pop Thank You For The Badges

$4

Linda

My Fellow Team Members