About the Foundation

Ismay Raymond fought diabetes for 25 years. She fought heroically, 
with dignity, and always a positive "keeping God first" attitude. Her 
four grandsons watched her battle the physical discomfort and pain of 
a body breaking down under the duress, but never heard Grandma Ismay 
complain. Even when doctors had to amputate one of her legs, she was 
more concerned with the well-being of her grandsons and other family 
than of her misfortune.

Ismay's family visited her every day while they waited for her to 
recover from the amputation. Sadly, she slipped into a coma. The 
family brought lively conversation and the laughter of her beloved 
grandchildren into her hospital room every day, hoping that the joyous 
sound would break the spell of her deep sleep. But after being 
connected to a life machine for 2 ½ months, the family made the life 
changing decision to let her go.

Today, there are five people in Ismay's family who are among the 23.6 
million people in the United States who find themselves in the 
clutches of this disease. There are 1.6 million new cases of diabetes 
diagnosed in adults each year.

Myron Lewis, Hamin Milligan, Hanik Milligan, and Hanil Milligan, 
Ismay's loving grandsons, don't want to see anyone in their family 
endure what Ismay did. They want to help as many families as possible 
who's lives have been altered by Diabetes through education and treatment. Therefore, they put their hearts and heads together to build the Ismay Raymond Foundation.