Blessed by special children. (Letters to the Editor).I enjoyed your article about your nephew Ben very much. I think that you and your family will need Ben as much as he needs you. --Nancy Riggins, BS, MT (ASCP ASCP American Society of Clinical Pathologists. ) Specialist, Quality Assurance Providence Hospital Providence Hospital is a 247 bed acute-care facility located east of downtown Columbia, South Carolina. The hospital was founded in 1938 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Augustine as a ministry to the Catholic community, in both body in spirit. Washington, D.C. I was just looking at the January MLO MLO Mycoplasma-like organism(s) and read your column about Ben. I saw his picture and had to read it, as my daughter, Lia, also has Down Syndrome Down syndrome, congenital disorder characterized by mild to severe mental retardation, slow physical development, and characteristic physical features. Down syndrome affects about 1 in every 730 live births and occurs in all populations equally. . He is such a cute baby. My daughter having DS has made us all better people. We have gone from total devastation to absolute joy over her. She was diagnosed with leukemia leukemia (l  kē`mēə), cancerous disorder of the blood-forming tissues (bone marrow, lymphatics, liver, spleen) characterized by excessive production of immature or mature at 20 months old and suffered greatly, but
she still made everyone smile. Our kids need all the positive PR they
can get, as they are wonderful children, and most people just don't
get it, unless they personally know a person with DS. My daughter has a
favorite Jay Jay video with the lesson: "It's not what you
can't do, but what you can do, that counts." That is so true.
You will be so amazed a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. at all Ben will do. --Nancy Tarbox, MT Huron Regional Medical Center Huron, SD Celia, thank you so much for your column about your nephew, Benjamin. The title grabbed me, and as I read, I was so thankful--that l stopped turning pages and read it--that you wrote it--and that with the 30th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision, the value of life is again professed pro·fess v. pro·fessed, pro·fess·ing, pro·fess·es v.tr. 1. To affirm openly; declare or claim: "a physics major publicly. May we learn and remember that all life is precious--dare we say sacred?--and that if only those who are perfect were selected to survive, the race would soon die out! Thank you again from the bottom of my heart! --Ruth Christensen Riverside, CA Celia, I just read the editorial in the January MLO and want to thank you (on many levels!). As you are already aware, your family will be blessed with the life of this little guy. As for the hearing loss, just wanted to let you know I learned when my precious little daughter was six months old (she's now 18) that she had a profound hearing loss. Emily's deafness is a frustration and inconvenience at times, but has never stopped her from being a vibrant, interesting, funny, kind, wonderful human being. It's just part of what makes her Emily! Thanks again. --Janet McKibben, MT(ASCP) Hematology Supervisor Pathologists Associated Muncie, IN |
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