Mary Ahern, a 10-year-old from Glenview, received the thrill of a lifetime when she was invited to serve as honorary 'bat kid' at the Chicago Cubs game against the Baltimore Orioles on June 16 after being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes earlier this year.
Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune.Mary Ahern, 10, of Glenview, served as honorary bat kid at the Chicago Cubs game June 16, 2023. Ahern, a softball player and a Cubs fan, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes earlier this year and was a patient at Advocate Children's Hospital in Park Ridge.
In the last four months, the softball player and rising fifth grader has adjusted well to her condition and admirably tackled the new responsibilities that accompany living with Type 1 diabetes, her mother said. Mary wears a blood glucose monitor and uses the injection route of administration.Mary Ahern, 10, of Glenview, and brother Tommy, 8, receive autographs from Chicago Cubs players before the June 16 game against the Baltimore Orioles.
“She knows that she’s just the kid that might have to take a break, and sit out for an inning, and drink her juice, and then get back in there,” she said. “The players were super kind to both kids. Mary got a jersey that said ‘Mary Ahern’ on the back, which she loved,” she said.Mary Ahern, 10, of Glenview, poses with Cubs outfielder Ian Happ and younger brother Tommy, 8. Ahern, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes earlier this year, served as honorary bat kid at the June 16 Cubs game through a program run by Advocate Health Care.
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