"I Chose to Live: Krystal Boyea at TEDxBridgetown"

Krystal Boyea is a young person with Type 1 Diabetes. In 2011, Krystal made a commitment to use her experience with juvenile diabetes to educate people and create awareness. Through her work locally and internationally, Krystal has become the recognized Spokesperson and Ambassador for diabetes in Barbados and is the Youth Regional Representative for the North American and Caribbean Region. Some of her accomplishments include speaking at the United Nations and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for Diabetes. Krystal is also completing her Masters in Public Health at UWI and is the recent recipient of the Arnott Cato Public Health Scholarship.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)