Anchored in a Cure

12/30/2025

Very encouraging!

A noninvasive method for measuring blood glucose levels, developed at MIT, could save diabetes patients from having to prick their fingers several times a day. The device uses Raman spectroscopy to measure blood glucose levels without any needles.

04/03/2025

We are closing... ⚓️⚓️⚓️

Today is April 3, 2025. Last week was the anniversary of Andrew's diagnosis decades ago when he was just 6 years old! Yesterday was the anniversary of this horrible disease taking his life. Since the 1990's I have dedicated my life to raising money for the treatment and ultimate cure of diabetes. It breaks my heart we don't have one, HOWEVER, many many advances have been made for the treatment, one including the CGM which probably would have saved his life. He lost his life before FDA approval. In August of 2012 I created this nonprofit and worked tirelessly to raise money. I'm looking back at all the photos on this page, and others, of all the hard work that was put in. SO MUCH hard work! I am grateful to so many people for serving on our board of directors and for all the many many many volunteers. My heart is full. But today I am here because I am announcing this chapter of my life is closed. I have had a very rough past two years health wise and I'm finally getting to feel stronger. There are other goals in my life I want to succeed in before my time on earth is done. Type 1 will always be in my heart, but now I'd like to do a few more things in my son's memory. I will continue to pray for a cure. Thank you all for the love and support. With much love, Patricia Erickson ❤️

11/14/2024

Please wear blue today to support World Diabetes Day, November 14th. In memory of Andrew or someone you love with diabetes. We will award $50 to the best photo of your diabetes blue shirt/outfit ⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️🥰 Post them below ⚓️

10/31/2024

On behalf of Anchored in a Cure, I gratefully accepted a check from Consumer Portfolio Services of California in the amount of $500!! Thank you CPS for your commitment to help those with diabetes.⚓️ Thank you Matt Lollis for nominating us ❤️

08/06/2024

Our kids don't want our treasures, so we will be having a BIG estate/yard sale this coming Saturday. Carol Bogaert and I are purging big time so come on out and see us. Please note the starting time :) We are too old to get up at 5am :)

08/05/2024

06/01/2024

For those of you who never met Andrew, you'll never understand why we miss him so much. He REALLY was one of the best! Yes, he was our son, our brother, a dear friend but the bottom line, he was an exceptional young man, dearly loved. We miss him so much. Tomorrow he would have turned 40!!! 40!!! I just cannot believe it! Would he have been married?? Would he have children? He would have made such a wonderful husband and father. He missed out on so much living :( I still look out my kitchen window waiting for him to walk up and give me one of his famous smiles. Happy 40th birthday in Heaven Andrew. I hope you know how much we love and miss you....❤🥰❤🥰🎂⚓⚓

05/30/2024

Hey folks, I’m really gonna try to do a better job of posting stuff that is at our booth here at Vintage Village at the Eastridge mall in Gastonia. If you see anything here that you like or you want more information about you can call me. You can DM me leave a message here, we’ve got lots of really interesting items that are antiques and collectibles booth. Hope you’re all doing well ⚓️

04/15/2024

Hello AiaC supporters. If you’d like to support us without making a financial donation here is another way to help. This week we are asking our supporters donate old VHS tapes you may have hanging around. We also collect VHS players. If you have either of these please email us at [email protected].

04/06/2024

Tomorrow is the grand opening of Vintage Village Antiques at Eastridge Mall. Free food, games and 20,000 sq ft of shopping!! Enter through the old Encore Shoe by Belk. Carol Bogaert and I have been working hard setting up! Come check us out!