Meet our Founder
The PYT Society was founded by Necia Jones, whose 27-year journey with diabetes included life-altering complications such as stroke and, most recently, a kidney and pancreas transplant. Through every challenge, her journey became a powerful testimony of faith, resilience, healing, and purpose.
Today, through PYT, she strives to use her testimony to educate, encourage, and bless other women navigating their own health journeys—reminding them that their diagnosis does not define their future.
“I share my story because someone else may still be where I once was: confused, ashamed, isolated, afraid, or overwhelmed. If my testimony can help one person make healthier choices sooner, advocate for themselves better, or realize they are still worthy despite their diagnosis, then every storm I survived has purpose.”
HER Testimony
Necia’s journey with diabetes began at a young age and has spanned over 27 years of lived experience. Throughout her life, she has faced the daily realities of managing the condition while also enduring severe, life-altering complications, including stroke and most recently a kidney and pancreas transplant.
Through these experiences, she developed a deeper understanding of how critical education, awareness, and self-advocacy are for girls and women living with diabetes. Her journey revealed not only the physical effects of the disease, but also the emotional and mental weight that can come from navigating illness, uncertainty, and long-term health challenges.
Today, Necia continues to live by faith and strives daily to grow into the woman described in Proverbs 31:25—clothed in strength and dignity, learning to face the future with courage, grace, and perseverance.
Her testimony became the foundation of PYT, a mission rooted in helping others make informed choices sooner, recognize risks earlier, and take control of their health before reaching a point of crisis. Through PYT, she hopes to encourage women to blossom through their storms, thrive beyond their circumstances, and never allow a diagnosis to define who they are.