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Island Morning | Dec 17, 2012 | 7:00

Diabetes - Liam Liz and Terry Lewis

On Friday a benefit concert for the PEI Office of the Canadian Diabetes Association is taking place. The organizers of this concert are the MacArthur family. 16 year old Liam is a student at Bluefield and has type 1 diabetes. He joined me in the studio along with his Mother Liz and Terry Lewis, from the Diabetes Association on PEI.

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