The boy asked the tribal leader to address his class. So Tucker drove to Irvine. Spoke to the kids. I drive a nice car, live in a nice house, take a shower every day. Just like everyone else.
People have goofy ideas about diabetes, too.
Nine years ago, Tucker's doctor gave him the diagnosis. He was a rotten patient. Then his sister, tribal Chairwoman Georgia Tucker, was hit by the disease. Just like everyone else. Every year, complications from the disease kill more than 180,000 Americans.