Age: 16
Age at T1D diagnosis: 1

Elijah recently completed his sophomore season of cross country, where he earned a spot on the State Playoff Series team. He loves to collect baseball cards, especially from his favorite team, the St. Louis Cardinals, and has started a hobby where he designs, prints, and sells collectible cards for high school athletes. He dreams of one day working in the front office of an MLB team, where he can apply his love of sports and business.

Elijah was diagnosed at age 1, so he doesn’t remember life before T1D, but he has seen incredible progress in technology and treatments throughout his childhood. “I’ve been running a ‘Snack Shack’ fundraiser for the past 8 years to raise money and awareness for Breakthrough T1D in our community. It’s essential to me that we come together to find a cure for everyone living with T1D.”