Hi Mark -- on Sep 03 2011 at 22:12, you wrote:   
      
   MH> Just wanted to say hello to everyone in here, as I have just picked   
   MH> up this echo from my hub.  I had seen it before, but was not totally   
   MH> clear on the discussion until now.   
      
   Greetings!!  Hmm....is there something we should change in the description,   
   perhaps?   
      
   MH> As some already know, my youngest son (4 years old now) has Down   
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   MH> godo at sports and has a good pitching arm.  We were outside today   
   MH> playing catch.   
      
   Excellent!! Our daughter (25) also has Down Syndrome. Not only is she doing   
   well, she's just been awarded the George Klukas Achievement Award for personal   
   growth in a person with Down Syndrome (via the Down Syndrome Research   
   Foundation: www.dsrf.org). We're very proud of her!   
      
   MH> He has been a real blessing and a wonderful child.  One thing we   
   MH> still need to get through is he needs an operation for   
   MH> Hirschsprung's Disease.  It is where a section (at the end) of the   
   [...]   
   MH> He has a clean bill of health (including heart tests) otherwise.   
   MH> Once we get through this operation, he should be in much better   
   MH> shape.  No long term issues.   
      
   MH> Was wondering if anyone is familiar with any of those operations?   
      
   They're new to me, but like many parents of kids with DS, we've had our share   
   of surgeries and panics! Our daughter had leukemia at age 3, a few other   
   procedures, and then a major stroke at age 16. She's now Left side hemiplegic   
   and uses a wheelchair, but still smiling! :-)   
      
   MH> Looking forward to discussion with everyone.   
      
   Nice to have you with us!   
      
   Cheers... Dallas   
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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