Jennifer Davis

We did beach vacations, and then we went to New York City a couple of times with them. Yeah. And so the typical sightseeing, shopping.

Oh, yes.

It was a lot of fun.

She was helping us with juvenile diabetes research, all the fundraisers for that. And then we did a 5K run. She was good at that. She would organize it, get sponsors, get the word out.

She said she was in stage three. Her and Mike were talking about not going through chemo and radiation and just living what life she has left.

She said she was too sick to fly. She had the flu and the norovirus, and it hit her so hard because of her cancer. She had gone to the doctor, and they put her on such a high dose of steroids that her blood sugar was elevated. She had asked to borrow a vial of insulin.

Yes. And I told her that Chris was getting ready to leave the house, that he could drop it off for her.

What are you thinking at that point, Jennifer? I think there's total shock. I just remember thinking, this isn't happening. This can't be real. Yeah, this was so tragic.

She said that her and Mike, they were both sick and she had to start taking small insulin shots.

I put the insulin in a bag and gave it to my husband and he dropped it off on the porch on the way to work.

Yes.

Yes, she did. She asked if she could borrow a vial of insulin.

Tremendous. Tremendous. She was amazing. Like, she just gave us all the information we needed because you learn as you go.

Very hurt, very betrayed, just in disbelief.

They said not so fast. We had never given her insulin for Gavin. She had no reason to keep it. We never gave it to anyone. Like, it stayed at our house because he wore a pump. According to Jennifer, Natalie did ask for insulin the morning Michael fell ill. For herself. She had the flu and the norovirus. And the doctor had given her steroids.

And because of the cancer, she needed some insulin because the steroids had made her blood sugar go up. Okay, so that can help. Yes. And so I had got a bag together for her with some drinks, and I'd put the vial of insulin in there for her.

They were very close. They did everything together.

it would tear their world apart. Very hurt, very betrayed, just in disbelief.

He was diagnosed at seven and a half, and she was a certified diabetic educator.

Yes, so we went to the pharmacy to pick up his medicine and everything. She took us in a room and just explained everything to us, and from then on, you know, we just became close.

The business took off. She was, you know, getting to do a lot that she'd wanted to do, and I was happy for him.

Yeah.

She said that her and Mike, they were both sick and she had to start taking small insulin shots. I knew she said that the flu and the norovirus had hit her hard and made her more sick because of the cancer that she had. Then I had asked her if she was going to the cancer center or Dr. Halsey. And then I volunteered a vial of insulin if she needed it.