Age: 17
Age at T1D diagnosis: 13

Lilly makes sure to include time for giving back to others as part of her already busy schedule of school, track and lacrosse. She is a member of Boston Children’s Hospital’s Teen Advisory Committee, a group of 25 teens with T1D who collaborate to develop ways to help fellow teens living with T1D gain more independence, and come up with ideas on how to increase awareness surrounding the disease. Lilly has also received a Citizenship Award at school, and was an ambassador for Project 351. She and her family have created “Team Lillylulu” and “A Dad’s 100-Mile Trek” fundraisers to spread awareness and have participated in many JDRF One Walks in Boston and Lilly has spoken at several JDRF events. Lilly has also spoken at the Nantucket fishing tournament “The Big Game Battle” where her dad participated and JDRF was chosen as the charity of choice. Lilly looks forward to using her voice at Children’s Congress, saying, “I really enjoy speaking to people about type 1 diabetes, and the realities of what it’s like to live with it.”