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	<description>a blog about Angelman Syndrome, family, inclusion, disability, education</description>
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		<title>What we won and what we lost.</title>
		<link>http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/what-we-won-and-what-we-lost/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To those of you who voted in the Vivint Gives Back project&#8230;.THANK YOU! It was announced  that FAST (Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics) won the top prize of $250,000! And those dollars will soon go to begin trials for a new &#8230; <a href="http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/what-we-won-and-what-we-lost/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mcdj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2417453&amp;post=1027&amp;subd=mcdj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Please vote!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you heard about the Vivint Gives Back Project? $1.25 million will be donated to charities. Facebook voting goes through August, and I need you to vote every single day for the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeautics (FAST) .  www.HelpSaveTheAngels.com/FAST/vote  Did you know that Angelman &#8230; <a href="http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/please-vote/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mcdj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2417453&amp;post=1016&amp;subd=mcdj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AS awareness in the news</title>
		<link>http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/as-awareness-in-the-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 05:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Colin Farrell was on the Ellen show during &#8220;hunk week&#8221;.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV7YGd9Rewg An article about the show was on yahoo too!  http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/goddess/colin-farrells-son-diagnosed-with-angelman-syndrome-because-of-water-fascination/657<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mcdj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2417453&amp;post=1014&amp;subd=mcdj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quote of the Day</title>
		<link>http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/quote-of-the-day-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 03:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emiliem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you think you can or think you can&#8217;t, you&#8217;re right. – Henry Ford<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mcdj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2417453&amp;post=1005&amp;subd=mcdj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quote of the Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emiliem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. ~Albert Einstein<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mcdj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2417453&amp;post=1002&amp;subd=mcdj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s official!</title>
		<link>http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/its-official/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am raising money for Angelman Syndrome research.  I may be the slowest FAST runner ever, but the potential for therapeutics and/or cure is so close.  Comment with your email address and I will send you the link to my events!  Thank you! Thank &#8230; <a href="http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/its-official/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mcdj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2417453&amp;post=998&amp;subd=mcdj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Feeding the baby</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emiliem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Angelman Syndrome]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it took four siblings to do it, but Maddie finally fed  Nathan today.  She has always found babies/toddlers to be disgusting, but today she helped him eat breakfast (apparently she has had enough of watching him stick his fingers &#8230; <a href="http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/feeding-the-baby/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mcdj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2417453&amp;post=826&amp;subd=mcdj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Friendly Maddie</title>
		<link>http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2010/08/17/my-friendly-maddie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maddie had a wonderful gesturing/ signing/ verbal approximations with a woman in the checkout line at our local drugstore.  When I said &#8220;Nope!&#8221; to the sillybandz Maddie made her fat lip sad face, and pointed to the lady and at &#8230; <a href="http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2010/08/17/my-friendly-maddie/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mcdj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2417453&amp;post=985&amp;subd=mcdj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>keeping fit for your child, for yourself</title>
		<link>http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2010/08/05/keeping-fit-for-your-child-for-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emiliem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maddie is 12.  She has some cross-over Prader-Willi characteristics (ie she is a huge eater).  She could easily weigh 200 lbs if I wasn&#8217;t strict with her.  She currently is 5&#8217;2&#8243; weighs 120.  (Eeeek if she posts my height and weight &#8230; <a href="http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2010/08/05/keeping-fit-for-your-child-for-yourself/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mcdj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2417453&amp;post=773&amp;subd=mcdj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Six Hour EEG</title>
		<link>http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2010/07/24/six-hour-eeg/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emiliem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maddie survived a six hour EEG, no worse for wear other than a mysterious bruise/scratch down the middle of her forehead.  Well, that and the hair glue!  Hopefully this long awaited test will give us some long awaited news if her &#8230; <a href="http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2010/07/24/six-hour-eeg/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mcdj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2417453&amp;post=971&amp;subd=mcdj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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