MEET ALICIA CHILSOM

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LITTLE LEE-LEE

Charleston, SC – Local author and business owner Alicia Chisholm has written the first in a series of children’s books about Little Lee-lee, a pre-teen girl with juvenile diabetes.

The Adventures of Little Lee-lee and Sir Tickle, the Friendly Pickle follows Little Lee-lee as she is diagnosed with juvenile diabetes and rebels against her doctor’s orders. As the challenges of her disease mount, Little Lee-lee turns to her imagination, manifested in the form of Sir Tickle the Friendly Pickle, in order to cope. Sir Tickle helps Little Lee-lee endure hospital stays, overcome bullying at school, and finally shows her exactly what her future will hold if she chooses to not care for her diabetes as instructed.

Diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 12, Alicia Chisholm has transformed her own childhood experiences into a fantasy world where cars look like ladybugs, hospital rooms have rainbow waterfalls, patients rest in beds made of gold covered with precious gems, and Little Lee-lee’s physician is a skateboard-riding teddy bear with a green and red Mohawk.

Lee-lee’s story educates while entertaining, which is Ms. Chisholm’s purpose for authoring this series. Alicia admits to not following her doctor’s orders and ignoring her diabetes, and as a result she lost her sight before the age of 30. After multiple surgeries and experimental organ transplants, Alicia concluded that her mission in life is to provide educational resources for children with juvenile diabetes in order to prevent them from making the same mistakes she made and suffering the same fate. This book is the very first step of her journey, and a shining example of what can be accomplished with faith and determination.

Few child-centric resources are currently available for juveniles with diabetes, and Alicia Chisholm’s book has already garnered accolades from physicians and educators:

Dr. Timothy Lyons comments, “The story of Little Lee-lee will appeal to all children and young people faced with the challenge of Type 1 diabetes, and carries a message that is vital for their future health.” Jennie Ariail, a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina, who “[knows] something about the potentially deadly effects of Type 1 diabetes…urge[s] all primary care physicians, all endocrinologists, and all pediatricians to have copies of Little Lee-lee and Sir Tickle, the Friendly Dill Pickle in their offices and to recommend this book as essential reading for all children newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and their families.” Doctors Allston Kitchens, Barbara Hildreth, and Laura Lee Kinney from Tidewater Internal Medicine at Roper St. Francis agree that “we know Alicia will be a blessing to many. And Chisolm’s book is a must read for every diabetic child and his or her family.” Shawn McKenna, Director of the Individual Gifts Program for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation comments:  "I've read the book and found it educational and an enjoyable read, appropriate for children of a certain age group, as an inclusion,give-away in our "Bag of Hope" which is distributed to newly-diagnosed type 1 patients and their families." For more information go to: http://www.myhealingherbs.org/Leelee%20and%20Sir%20Tickle%20book.html

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

--Alicia Dulaney Chisolm has published "The Adventures of Little Lee-lee and Sir Tickle, the Friendly Dill Pickle," the first in a series of children's books involving an adolescent girl with juvenile diabetes. 

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BOOKS

From time to time I like to tell everyone I know about a good book I've listened to on my books on tape. I've gotten lazy and will listen to a book even though I can get the large print edition. I can listen to three books a week. Because of my vision and poor reading skills I didn't get to enjoy books before the past ten years. I barely read my textbooks in college. I was better in math. The link is a book by Mary Tyler Moore who is the spokeswoman for the Junior Diabetes Reach Foundation (www.jdrf.org) The title is Growing Up Again: Life, Loves, and Oh Yeah, Diabetes. She was asked to write this book because a young girl wanted to know what it was like for someone like her who had diabetes. Mary Tyler Moore has many of the similar eye problems I have had. She found out she had Juvenile Diabetes at age 33. This is type 1 diabetes. Diabetics can loose their sight if they take control of their diabetes. When I've been at the retina specialist waiting for the doctor I can here him fuss at other patients because they miss an appointment or just don't take what can happen seriously. My retina detached but they have diabetic retinopathy where the retina deteriorates. This book was a great source of inspiration for me because Mary has lived with a long time disability as I have. She does not drive and her assistant help her with steps like my family and friends help me. Check out both links below.

http://www.jdrf.org/

http://www.amazon.com/Growing-Up-Again-Loves-Diabetes/dp/B002YNS0NU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1295913102&sr=8-1