by Gabbie Nadeau | Mar 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
“We had waited 10 weeks to see our beautiful baby on the ultrasound screen again. Do to an insurance issue preventing us from getting any scans between 20 and 30 weeks, naturally my anxiety was overwhelmingly high that morning of our 30-week scan, the morning our...
by Gabbie Nadeau | Feb 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear CdLS Community, On this day – February 28th – the rarest day of the year, we take a moment from our daily lives to bring awareness about our community and what it means to live with a rare syndrome or disease. I had the opportunity yesterday to listen...
by Gabbie Nadeau | Feb 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Each year on the second Saturday of May, CdLS Awareness Day is celebrated nationwide. The goal of Awareness Day is to raise awareness of CdLS through passionate volunteers and inspire people to learn about the Foundation. This year the CdLS Foundation will be holding...
by Gabbie Nadeau | Jan 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Tension filled the silent labor and delivery room. Much like the oppressive humidity of a hot summer day, the air was thick with fear. I sat up in bed, my back supported by pillows. I was surrounded by five doctors, a nurse, Steve, and my twin sister, all of whom...
by Gabbie Nadeau | Dec 27, 2018 | Media Room, Uncategorized
The following is from a submission by Stephanie Parish, Minute Man Arc. Valerie Lessa, of Concord, graduated from an eight-week Self-Advocacy Leadership Series at Bridgewater State University on Sept. 5. [Courtesy Photo] On Sept. 5, Valerie Lessa, a Minute Man Arc...
by Gabbie Nadeau | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Paul SullivanThe New York Times (https://nyti.ms/2RanViN) Carole and Michael Maguire were careful to plan early for the financial needs of their daughter Ally, who is now 19 and attends the Riverview School on Cape Cod, Mass.Credit Credit Kieran Kesner for The New...
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