 Nationwide and here in Colorado, minorities are twice as likely to be diagnosed with diabetes as the rest of the population. Roy Willis was pre-diabetic when he sought help from the Center for African American Health. Last year in June, I weighed like 300 pounds and now I weigh 159 pounds. The diabetes class helped me by changing my eating habits but also changed me about how to take care of myself. Better health, more energy, more environment, more on the get-go. I like fruits and vegetables because they're good for you. They're better for you. You don't need all that greasy food. You don't need bacon. You don't need all that fatty stuff or all that stuff with sugar and sodium in it. You need things more healthier for you. This picture means a lot to me. It's my family. This is my dad whose name is Lee Roy Willis. He passed away having in his sleep but he also was a diabetic. He was taking insulin shots when he got in his 60s which he died at the age of 66. The Center brought so much for me and it provided me with tools and education and an encouragement and the awareness that our community needs to understand how serious diabetes is. I don't know what I'd have done if I never went to that program. I don't even know if I'd be here right now. I learned how to manage myself better which our generations, past generation, our parents, their parents didn't know about that. If they did, who knows, most of them might still be here. I facilitate multiple classes for the Center and it's participants like Roy that keep me coming back and that truly inspired me. He is also inspiring the rest of the group and myself included. We just appreciate programs like you all. You highlight our community. You help us look healthy and strong and we're just so proud that our neighbors and families are here to support one another and we have programs like you that help bridge that gap and keep us all together.