Melanie Hibbard - Tirelessly devoted to diabetes research
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Join host Kyle Dubé as he chats with his guest Melanie Hibbard about her tireless devotion to diabetes research.
Melanie Hibbard is the Executive Director of DRIFCan, Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Canada. The Edmonton non-profit organization is dedicated to advancing TD1 research at the University of Alberta in hopes of finding a cure for type 1 diabetes. After her two young sons were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, Melanie became iinvolved with volunteering in the diabetes community. Melanie's involvement with diabetes organizations has ranged from a board member, chair of outreach to mentorship of newly diagnosed families and community walks.
About the Relentless Podcast: Host Kyle Dubé welcomes a wide variety of guests who have all needed to be ‘relentless’ in their lives. This includes a broad range of people who have been relentless in their professional endeavors, personal pursuits, overcoming hard family dynamics, chasing business opportunities, entertainment aspirations, success in sports and much more.
YOUCAN Youth Services is proud to present the Relentless Podcast. Host Kyle Dubé welcomes a wide variety of guests who have all needed to be relentless in their lives to get to where they are today, or who have experienced a relentless pressure in their lives that has had an impact on their journey. This includes people who have been relentless in their professional endeavors, personal pursuits, entertainment aspirations, success in sports, battling addictions, fighting illness, suffering through extreme grief, and much more.
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