After meeting with the occupational therapist this week and watching Hannah playing with her toys, I realize that we need to get her some more “advanced” toys for her birthday in July. All of the ones she has are very, very basic, and that she is ready for some more interactive toys that will help […]
[Continue reading...]Hannah’s lack of blinking reflex
22 May by
When we went to see Hannah’s ENT doctor a week or so ago, we were in the elevator on the way down, and one of the doctors going down said “Hey, your daughter doesn’t blink.” He didn’t say it in a concerned way, just more like he found it somewhat amusing that she kept her eyes […]
[Continue reading...]NIH Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases Program
21 May by
http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/TRND/ The need and opportunity for Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases (TRND) are enormous. Of the 7,000 human diseases, fewer than 300 are of interest to the biopharmaceutical industry, due to limited prevalence and/or commercial potential. More than 6,000 of these diseases are rare (defined by the Orphan Drug Act as <200,000 U.S. prevalence), […]
[Continue reading...]Cell malfunction linked to many diseases
21 May by
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/cell-malfunction-linked-to-many-diseases-20090521-bfv7.html The tiny “recycling unit” at the core of every human cell can fail, and research is increasingly placing this malfunction at the root of a host of common deadly illnesses. Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, heart disease and certain cancers can all be linked to a dysfunction of the lysosome, says South Australian biochemical geneticist Professor […]
[Continue reading...]Thank you, Debra!
20 May by
Just like my friend, Heather, and her husband, Jim, helping us raise money for Hannah’s fight (Makdan publishing), my friend, Debra, has offered to donate 30% of all sales of her absolutely adorable teddy bears and stuffed animals for Hannah’s cause! For my Canadian friends, please take a moment and consider Bears N Buddies. She […]
[Continue reading...]Yes, I DO raise my kids differently
18 May by
Out of the hundreds of wonderful and supportive comments and emails I receive, every once in a while I apparently piss someone off with something I share. Instead of writing back to this one person, I decided to share my response here in case anyone else felt the same way. When I mentioned a few […]
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