WCU student to present one-man dramedy about living with diabetes

Western Carolina University sophomore Jonathan Cobrda will present his original one-man show "Sweet 'N Low: The True Story of One Diabetic's Journey to Keep Spirits High and Sugars Low" at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011. The production, which chronicles Cobrda's life since being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 12, will be held in the performance hall of WCU's Fine and Performing Arts Center. An initiative of WCU's Quality Enhancement Plan sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Office for Undergraduate Studies, "Sweet 'N Low" is more than just a show; it also is an interdisciplinary learning event focusing on health and wellness, community outreach, research and creative scholarship, service learning and advocacy, said Glenda Hensley of WCU's Office For Undergraduate Studies. http://www.wcu.edu (This short video clip from the show was filmed and edited by WCU student Joseph Hader)

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• Diabetes
• theatre
• comedy
• drama
• FPAC
• health
• wellness
• WCU
• Western Carolina University

[SuzinBean]

I want to meet you! When is your next show? I am working on a puppet show about Type 1 !!!! ~Asheville, NC~

[slipnsliderable]

How does one talk about something so personal and harrowing, and still use the façade for it? Really? I appreciate what your doing for diabetes awareness, but you-yourself need to come to terms with the fact that no one will listen to you if you are being "someone else."