# Fundraiser For The Littlest Briston -- Anyone Care To Help Out? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 20, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-for-the-littlest-briston-anyone-care-to-help-out/701934 "2014-10-20T17:53:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-for-the-littlest-briston-anyone-care-to-help-out/701934/1 "2014-10-20T17:53:59Z")
As some of you know, The Littlest Briston has type-1 diabetes. Basically, in addition to normal parenting duties, we also have to act as her pancreas as well. We keep very involved in the T1D support community, and she has a really good attitude about the whole thing. This weekend, we’ll be participating in the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes, and we’re hoping to bring in a $500 donation. We’ve done our part, as have friends and family, now we’re passing the hat around here. Would anyone care to help out for a good cause? All the info can be found [over here](http://www.sirblah.com/misc/shay-jdrf.htm). Any and all help is much appreciated! Also, if anyone has any questions regarding T1D, feel free to ask away. (Posted with mod permission – and I did more than just ask myself.) ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-for-the-littlest-briston-anyone-care-to-help-out/701934/2 "2014-10-20T18:05:23Z")
Donated, from one T1 to another. I salute your lil’ Briston with a dull lancet! ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-for-the-littlest-briston-anyone-care-to-help-out/701934/3 "2014-10-20T20:16:52Z")
Modest donation made. Good luck Littlest Briston! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-for-the-littlest-briston-anyone-care-to-help-out/701934/4 "2014-10-20T20:42:37Z")
Every bit helps – thanks much to the both of you, and to everyone else who helped out! The couple of hours since I posted this has brought in just shy of a hundred bucks, so we’re moving along nicely – can’t thank you all enough! ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-for-the-littlest-briston-anyone-care-to-help-out/701934/5 "2014-10-20T22:18:07Z")
This thread reads better when it’s at the top of the page. ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-for-the-littlest-briston-anyone-care-to-help-out/701934/6 "2014-10-20T23:38:28Z")
Goal added to a little more… good luck! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-for-the-littlest-briston-anyone-care-to-help-out/701934/7 "2014-10-20T23:57:22Z")
Donation sent. ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-for-the-littlest-briston-anyone-care-to-help-out/701934/8 "2014-10-21T01:44:26Z")
Just donated. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-for-the-littlest-briston-anyone-care-to-help-out/701934/9 "2014-10-21T02:02:29Z")
I am very sorry to hear of your darling daughter’s medical condition. Diabetes is a nasty little illness but it sounds as if your little sweetie pie is doing very well. I sent a donation from the joint paypal account that I share with my husband. So if you see a donation with the initials BH rather than SH that’s me. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-for-the-littlest-briston-anyone-care-to-help-out/701934/10 "2014-10-21T11:32:14Z")
Wow – you folks have really been keeping me busy updating the thermometer! Almost there now…I can’t tell you how much I appreciate all the generosity! ---
**Author:** ![Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-for-the-littlest-briston-anyone-care-to-help-out/701934/11 "2014-10-21T16:15:41Z")
Donation sent, good luck and all the best to you and your daughter ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-for-the-littlest-briston-anyone-care-to-help-out/701934/12 "2014-10-21T17:53:17Z")
Leave it to the SDMB – in less than 24 hours, you’ve brought us to our goal and beyond! Thanks so very much to everyone who helped out – we’ll certainly be posting pictures from the walk. And even though we’ve met our main goal, we’ll still be happy to give the JDRF more than our initial pledge if anyone else still wants to help out! ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-for-the-littlest-briston-anyone-care-to-help-out/701934/13 "2014-10-21T18:01:08Z")
Donation set. I hope you reach your goal, and good luck to you all. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-for-the-littlest-briston-anyone-care-to-help-out/701934/14 "2014-10-26T22:26:34Z")
Just to put a cap on this, the walk went really well. All told, $560 was raised and the majority of that came from the SDMB – you guys rocked it! I believe you have to have a facebook account to see these (even though it’s in a publicly shared folder – if you ask me, that should mean _everyone_ should be able to see it!), but we’ve posted a bunch of photos from the event [here](https://www.facebook.com/hal.briston/media_set?set=a.10204589028752883.1449202104&type=3). And for one final bit, The Littlest Briston sends along [her personal message](http://i.imgur.com/StfXlWE.jpg) for the Dope! ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-for-the-littlest-briston-anyone-care-to-help-out/701934/15 "2014-10-27T03:08:33Z")
That’s just fabulous. She’s a lovely little girl. We all wish her well in her fight. I’m also glad you had such lovely weather. It was the perfect fall weekend for a day outside in NJ.