Mikayla Wood

FY25 Blue Army Jump

I'm jumping for a great cause!

I'm jumping out of a plane to support JDRF in their mission to find a cure for type 1 diabetes (T1D).

T1D 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. JDRF is the largest funder of T1D research in the world with a vision to create a world without T1D. 

Coming up 11 years of being a T1D, it’s been nothing short of a struggle. 8 year old me was mad at the world on why everyone around me was “normal” and could eat whatever they wanted without feeling sick of which i would feel almost everyday. I have been through many different challenges, many fingerpricks, many injections, many hospital admissions it does not get easier. It’s a battle everyday single day. I’m left wondering every day if there would ever been a cure for diabetes so i could get back the sense of normal that i once felt my life before i was 8. Please donate and help an absolutely amazing cause for me jumping out of a plane for the awareness of the disability that effects a lot of lives every day.