Youngster hoping for Christmas hit with diabetes song

By Editor
12th December 2014
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JDRF supporter Phoebe Maddison – who lives with Type 1 diabetes – has released a single to raise awareness of the condition.

The song, My Life, has been written with the aim of explaining to those unaffected by Type 1 diabetes what life is like for children and teenagers who have to live with it every day.

Speaking to the Swindon Advertiser, ten-year-old Phoebe said: “The song uses the words of children who are diabetic. It’s letting them express themselves. It’s very powerful and emotional and tells you what diabetes is really about.”

She added: “It would be my dream to get a number one at Christmas.”

The lyrics were written by Steve Paxton from Nuneaton, who has two children that also live with the condition.

He said: “Any parent of a Type 1 child will tell you how difficult it is for friends and even family to appreciate what they go through every day just to stay alive.”

He added: “The purpose of the song is to give children with Type 1 diabetes something they can play and say: If you want to know what it’s like for me, this tells you.”

Earlier this year Phoebe won an International Emmy Kids Award for her appearance in BBC documentary Same But Different – about  Type 1 diabetes.

My Life is available as a CD or to download here. All money raised from the sales of the song will be donated to JDRF.

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