Owen Sound Attack defender Mark Woolley with fellow diabetes advocate, Charlotte. Mark has been meeting with kids who have diabetes following Attack games. (Photo provided by Steph Coratti)Owen Sound Attack defender Mark Woolley with fellow diabetes advocate, Charlotte. Mark has been meeting with kids who have diabetes following Attack games. (Photo provided by Steph Coratti)
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Owen Sound Attack defenceman talks about Woolley's Warriors, living with diabetes

Owen Sound Attack defender Mark Woolley has never backed down from a challenge.

Diagnosed at a young age with Type 1 Diabetes, Mark has made it a priority to help others with the disease through his Woolley's Warriors initiative, which I wrote about recently: https://blackburnnews.com/midwestern-ontario/2019/12/12/attack-defender-woolley-raising-money-diabetes-research/

Woolley was kind enough to chat with me for a few minutes before heading home to London for the holidays about his life with diabetes, the foundation, and playing in Owen Sound. Listen to the full interview below:

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