OlderWed, 24 June 2009 at 8:28 pm
Nick Jonas Debates for Diabetes
Nick Jonas sits tall as he testifies during a Senate hearing on Wednesday afternoon (June 24) in Washington, D.C.
The 16-year-old musician spoke on behalf of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation on the need for federal funding for Type 1 Diabetes research.
Nick was joined by TV veteran Mary Tyler Moore and boxer Sugar Ray Leonard.
Check out Nick’s speech below.
Nick Jonas - Senate Hearing 06/24 - Washington, D.C.
101 Comments
@Cassy: HAHA
my sister has diabetes type 1 too. good on him for doing something good with his fame.
go nick
He needs to work on his public speaking. That was one of the most boring things i have ever heard. being a rock star doest mean that you are the numbe one best public speaker, you didnt even give across any hope or excitement, your audience wasnt even enthralled.
awesome!!!
this was totally amazing it made me cry. he is so inspirational in everything he says xx
that speech was breath-taking, his such an inspiration and i support him, and all the other kids suffering from diabeties, too. and @DemiFan i and loads others totally disagree with you, gosh the most of all Nick was trying to do is pass the word to keep strong through this problem in life, and i think it was very inspiring, so please just shut up because that is horrible. and i love him, because his amazing.
im sad about him,i was a huge fan of him before he got back with miley
but i don’t care what does he do,he’s another idiot american teenager.
be happy with your s…t girlfriend nick!
or die now !
he did such a good job !
aww
i love nick
great speech!
@angie: uhh yes I know that. Type 1 means your born with it Type II means you are diagnosed with it. I had health classes on diabetes before. And wired you have the same name I do. (that’s my real name.)
@qiana: yeah I’m pretty sure it’s DEADLY serious just because he has it and he’s a Jonas right. That’s the funny part of this whole deal that fans only take Nick serious because of that. Again, there are tons who kids suffering with it and dying with that. Unfortunately we are all going to leave this earth one way or another so there’s nothing TOO SERIOUS about that fact dear.
Nick that was Beautiful=’]
awww, i love you so much<3 <3 <3 <3
@DemiFan:
Um, hello? That’s kind of the point! Being famous has it’s perks. When Nick Jonas talks, people listen and begin to understand. And, we can help people live a better, easier life while here on earth, disease free. We may all die, but we atleast have the right to an amazing life. I don’t truly believe your whole family suffers from it. It’s like finding a cure is the last thing on your mind.
went to his concert last night and cried when he told us about it during lil bit longer
wow!!
he’s a great inspiration! and a great role model!
thank you nick for doing that. you probably just changed a bunch of kids’ lives.
go jennifer! i totally agree, he’s doesn’ complain, he just try to help other people
I think it’s really great f Nick to speak to the senate about his health problems that he shares with millions of people, many of them kids. Nick is an inspiration to us all, and I really think we should follow his example. Go Nick!!!
He’s so beautiful and cute !!!!!
I love himmmmm so so so much <3
that was hot.
i didnt think it was possible for him to get any more amazing but this just proved me wrong. it had me in tears. he’s truly a hero. my hero. and im incredibly thankful to him for doing this.
@DemiFan: oh and btw F*CK OF B*TCH!!! it is serious!!! hes not bragging! why would he brag about something like that!?!?! are you seriously that stupid!?!?! i get that other people have it. my grandpa does. my friends do. so i know that it is serious. but hes using his celebrity status to make people aware of it, not brag that he has it. by telling his story, hes letting people know who may not be aware of it that its affecting many people and that we need to do something if we want to find a cure. what hes doing is considered inspirational not annoying.
You people say oh millions of perople have the disease he just brags about it. okay yea millions of people have it we get that but if there is someone as well known to get awarness out about it whats wrong with that.? He is just trying to help out all the people and find a cure and he had the power to be heard about it so why shouldnt he use that power to do something usful
@DemiFan: First, if you or any member of your family suffer from Diabetes, I’m sorry. But if you or they truly do have to live with this disease, I hardly think that you’d feel that Nick Jonas was bragging about his having to live with it as well.
He seriously wants to find a cure for it, not only for himself but for everyone who has to deal with it. You don’t have to like Nick Jonas, but you shouldn’t slander his attempts at helping people not only around the United States, but around the world who have to live with this.
My mother and my younger cousin both have Diabetes - my cousin since he was only five years old and my mother more recently. I really don’t want them to have to live with this for the rest of their lives, because, despite what you seem to think, it is serious and there have been numerous deaths all across the globe because of it. My sister-in-law’s aunt simply got a cut in her foot one day and, since she was a Diabetic, it didn’t heal properly and she had to have her foot amputated.
I commend Nick Jonas for doing what he’s doing - not only addressing the Senate, but also making kids and their parents more aware of this disease that affects so many. So maybe you should just take another look at your family members and ask yourself if you really wish them to live with this horrible disease for the rest of their lives.
-Rachel.
wow, nick can become the future U.S President. He’s so cool. Way to go for Nick to stand up. Love you Nick.
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