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JMS student advocates for diabetes research on Capitol Hill

Paige Maas has has been living with Type 1 diabetes for five years

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Paige Maas, a Jemtegaard Middle School sixth-grader, stands in front of the U.S. Capitol Building during a diabetes research advocacy trip to Washington, D.C. recently. Maas has been living with Type 1 diabetes for five years.

A Jemtegaard Middle School sixth-grader recently returned from a diabetes research advocacy trip to Washington, D.C.

On April 7, Paige Maas met with legislative assistants to Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Camas), and Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray.

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