September 28, 2015nAs seen in Reign Magazine https://reignmag.com/the-unbreakable-dana-davis/n

It’s a warm summer evening, and a pretty brunette is just settling in to her home in Denver. The new girl in town, it’s a role with which she’s unfamiliar. Back in Los Angeles, everyone knows her name. And her sister’s name. And her late father’s name. And no doubt, her mother’s name. Yet here in the Mile High City, furniture is being delivered, boxes are being unpacked and as it so often does with a move, a less than quiet chaos surrounds her. Laptop in front of her, phone in her ear, she’s directing a cast of thousands and she’s doing it all as she walks with a cane, limping ever so slightly. True to form, this woman doesn’t miss a step – literally or figuratively. It’s all just another day in her life. A life that has never resembled the one most of us know. Not in the slightest. Not for one minute. Meet Dana Davis. -Betsy Marr

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nSee our gallery of the Carousel Ball’s history below. Dana’s own diagnosis with type 1 diabetes at the age of seven was the catalyst for the Children’s Diabetes Foundation and its legendary Carousel Ball. Both were founded by and made possible by Dana’s mother, the irrepressible Barbara Davis.n

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102 - bw SammyDavisJr - Denver Carousel Days

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101 - bw Diana Ross - Denver Carousel Days

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100 - bw Lionel Ritchie - Denver Carousel Days

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99 - bw Sinatra2 - Denver Carousel Days

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98 - Sinatra1 - Denver Carousel Days

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92 - BD and Lucille Ball

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89 - BD and Whitney Houston

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76 - BD and Nancy with CDF staff - Kickoff

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75 - BD and Dana on stage

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71 - BD with some symposium Drs

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66 - Ford and BD with Carousel awards

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58 - Ali group photo

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56 - BD with former Denver mayor Bill McNichols

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54 - BD serving kid cake

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51 - Balloons - Denver Carousel days

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49 - BD with kids at football signing

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44 - Dana and 2 friends on Carousel

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42 - bw Marvin hugging Ford at Danver Marriott on stage

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40 - Group pic with kids holding picture

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37 - BD and Diana Ross

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32 - Lansing Kissinger Brooke Shields and BD

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28 - BD with Fords

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27 - BD group with kids and Lionel Richie

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24 - BD with Arnold Schw and Bobby Shriver

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23 - Marvin speaking at a ball

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22 - Large group photo Kenny Rogers year

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19 - BD with invocation girl

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18 - BD Marvin Hillary Clinton prfrmrs Diamond Gorelick

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14 - Dana BD and Nancy

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13 - BD in red and gold velvet with Marvin

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12 - Ford Shandling BD Newhart and Rickles

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09 - BD dancing with Ricky Martin

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07 - BD holding BR award with Dana

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02 - Marvin Ford Nancy Reagan 2 kids Ronald Reagan and BD

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01 - BD cutting ribbon with children

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