When Tamara Beardy’s daughter Kenya was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 9, the “scary” diagnosis left her scrambling for information about the disease.
“I thought I was gonna lose my daughter. I didn’t fully know what the diagnosis meant,” said Beardy, who is a member of Tataskweyak Cree Nation.
The family was living in Thompson, Man., and Beardy said she found it hard to access support in the northern town.
“Because I couldn’t find resources, I had to make a decision to relocate my whole family to Winnipeg to go educate myself.”
Beardy said she’s grateful they made the move. More than a decade later, Kenya is
