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Should I Donate My Bone Marrow?
Asked by M.K. from San Diego
on January 22, 2009
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About two years ago I registered myself in the national bone marrow registry for a friend who had leukemia. (She has since recovered and had a baby...horray!)Two weeks...
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- Hi M.: While it is a very personal decision, I think you should do it. Thank God our children are healthy. However, if we think about the child and the mama going t...
- Wow good for you! I am actually hoping to donate a kidney soon. I can't think of any better way to show our children compassion and helping others, even strangers, ...
- M., Regardless of what you eventually decide, I am very proud of you and all others like you. I donate blood every so often and have been wanting to register for so...
Beside Myself with Worry over Spiders Again..
Asked by K.D. from Dallas
on May 16, 2012
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Does anybody out there live where massive populations of spiders do? I feel so silly, but maybe someone can offer me some comfort here. Its bug season again, so my hu...
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- i may not be helpful because spiders don't freak me out. i don't want to handle them, but i appreciate that they eat bugs that DO freak me out. my deal with the hous...
- We don't have a lot of brown recluse spiders, but I do come across a lot of black widows. They usually hide under things, so when I unroll the water hose, I will come ...
- Grrr! I HATE spiders!!! We had a wolfie in the house 1/4 size of a brick the other day! We hang out alot in our garage and we had baby spiders webbing from the garage ...
I Got GREAT News Yesterday! : )
Asked by A.C. from Oklahoma City
on August 16, 2011
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Hey Ladies!
I am just so relieved today after finding out yesterday that my (3 week old) sons PKU test came back NORMAL! YAY!
When I was pregnant with him...
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- I'm so happy everything turned out okay. And I'm sorry you and your little one had to go through this. Wishing you continued great health! So happy for you! :)
- Yeah, I can not tell you how relived I was when my son's sweat test came back negative for cystic fybrosis too!
- When I was pregnant with baby #3 we went for our first ultrasound and all seemed normal, except that the doctor spent more time than normal on the baby's head. I late...
Anyone 'Donated' Cord Blood Before?
Asked by A.L. from Washington DC
on September 12, 2008
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Just wondered if anyone has donated cord blood before? Don't really see why I wouldn't do it but I guess it is just new territory so still feeling it out. Anyone wit...
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- I banked my daughter's cord blood through Viacord when she was born 17 months ago at Loudoun Hospital. My doctor was agreeable to my banking of my daughter's cord bloo...
- Actually we ended up saving our baby's cord blood due to the fact that heart problems run in my husbands family and they are doing amazing things with these cells and ...
- I did. Well, I didn't donate it - meaning I'm having it stored for my family's use. I delivered my son at Reston, and Cord Blood Resgistry is the company I used. Th...
Strange Rash with Fever
Asked by A.R. from Boston
on September 24, 2009
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Hi Ladies, I am hoping to get some feedback from some of you, My daughter broke out on sunday with her cheeks looking brite red, by monday afternoon she had a temp of ...
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- Both my boys had the same thing but with out the fever. The doc also called it a virus. Unfortunately there is nothing that you can do to make the rash go away. My boy...
- could be hand foot mouth disease. Looks and feels bad but nothing you can do. Fifths is also called slapped cheek syndrome because the rash looks like someone slapped ...
- That definitely sounds like Fifth disease, also known as Slapped Cheek disease. I actually had this early in the summer (adults rarely contract this virus). It's almos...
Out of Your Comfort Zone
Asked by A.B. from Pittsburgh
on July 26, 2011
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Today I finally sat down to watch the movie "Precious". I was fully aware that it would not be easy to watch and that it would have some disturbing content, but I alm...
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- I am regularly exposed to the harsh realities of life through the school where I teach. Over 50% of the students are on free/reduced lunch, and last year I personally...
- I am really big about exposing yourself to many different levels of understanding, awareness, empathy and compassion. Has anyone seen the movies "Earthlings", "The ...
- I was pretty honest with my kids from the get go, always explaining to them why people looked or acted different than we did. Teaching children empathy for others, an...
23 Month Old Doesn't Walk - Husband Is Reluctant to Have a 2Nd Baby
Asked by G.C. from Dallas
on February 9, 2008
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Our daughter is 23 months old and was diagnosed with pronated ankles - her ankles bend inward and are too weak to support her, so she wears custom-fitted inserts to he...
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- Only #1 should be a concern. Having more than 1 child is an experience no one can explain till they have their 2nd, 3rd, etc... You'll have the time, those of us wit...
- I am a mother to a 20 month old little girl. She was born with Torticollis (short neck muscle) and she had to go to PT at 2 months and because of the Torticollis her ...
- I don't really know what to say... but I do know that eventhough children with special needs are a challenge, they are a blessing and that because you have one with sp...
