DownSyn Forum

Growing up, it was used in my family. And I was quick to try it on my maternal grandmother (Nanny)when my sister was born. Nan had come to take care of us (my brother and me) while Mudder was in hos ...

P.S. I forgot to say that Ryan is some handsome!!

Michel

In addition to allergic shiners, they're also referred to as racoon's eyes. Shocked

Many kids (and their folks) have allergies and this is one way the body let's you know. And as mentioned, they ...

Helen,

We know how much this hurts. But you and your family will find your way for what Matt needs. He is very much still Matt. Keep the faith.

Michel

Still iced in. Although someone in this house really did work from home....but we'll give a certain other someone a shout out for chopping ice Laughing

The baking sounds like a nice idea, maybe we ...

We just wanted to thank everyone. Pop-pop was discharged from the hospital on Dec. 26th. My dad had a rough stay in the hospital with 3 days in the ICU (5 blood transfusions later....) but G-d heard ...

Please keep my dad in your thoughts and prayers. He's in the ICU and needed a transfusion (2 units of blood and 2 units of FFP) the night before last. Please pray that he gets through this, gets wel ...

In what ways are you like your mother ?(both that you like and dislike)

Actually, I find that I am turning into my mother which can be a good thing. My mother is the kind of person who is able to ...

[quote="Ibby"]What is your favorite childhood memory?

Going to my Auntie Marg's and Uncle Fred's cottage every summer as a child. They had a cottage on Kushog Lake in northern Ontario. ...

What do you love best about your hubby, and what do you like least?

As corny as it sounds, Tom is really a nice guy with a great sense of humor. However, I can't stand his sloppiness. Tom can lea ...

AAACK!! I better put the kettle on for a cuppa. Let's start at the beginning...Stephanie

I still have pain, some days are better than others. As a disease, Chiari malformation/sy ...

Tom is always after me to post. I better put my thinking cap on...

Michel

Thank you for all your prayers and good wishes. Please keep my dad in your thoughts. Mikey adores my dad. He is very close to Pop-Pop. We just want him home so Mikey and Pop-Pop can watch SpongeB ...

I tried the new color...but I can't read it too well because the color of the sections are white.

Also, when I switched back.....the times are gone. So last post just says date...not the time as ...

Thanks for your work to get us going again Tom! It's when the site is down that I realize how addicted I am!!!! It's all part of my evil plot to rule the world! Wink

This is really Tom but Michel w ...

Note to Vonda, please join us and bring some chickens...Tom suggested fried would be nice Wink

Tom and I are sitting here reading the thread. We would love to come although I think Beth will want to visit Grandma that weekend Very Happy

Just wanted to thank everyone for all their prayers and good wishes. I am finally feeling better (and it is really nice to stand without falling over Wink

). We all really appreciate them.

Barring any disasters, which happen rather fast around here Wink

, all of us (me, Tom, Beth and Mikey) plan on going to Atlanta. I am actually looking forward to making it a family vacation.

So, like, you see someone who is like, so, online, and you, like PM them and so like "hey, come chat!" and it will like so like POP UP and say hey, like, you've got a PM and they can like, ...

Originally posted by ** Hannah's mom ** UK
WHAT you mean thats not the original

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039628/

Look at this cst:

Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwen ...

Just wanted to thank everyone for their prayers and good wishes. My dad (Mikey's Pop-Pop)is doing well. The cancer was caught in the early stages and will be treated will hormonal therapy and radiat ...

So sorry to hear about this. How difficult this must be for you. We will keep you and Angela in our thoughts.

Michel

Mikey has the dual diagnosis of Down syndrome and autism. We knew that something wasn't quite right when Mikey was around 2. Mikey would spin objects over and over or flap things. He was (is) very ...

It could be the start of eczema, but if u are in the neighborhood of the doc, it is worth checking out. Mikey gets eczema on quite a few parts of his body (including his penis, his dermatologist gets ...

Tom and I missed the buddy walk yesterday. My Chiari Malformation/syringomyelia has reared it's ugly head in the past couple of weeks. I have had an increase in my right sided weakness and have deve ...

Tom and I don't get to post as often as we like (that is another thread) but I wanted to comment on Mikey's new school.

Mikey had a very difficult summer. He was in a school that wasn't appropriat ...

Just want to thank everyone for their prayers. My dad is scheduled for tests this week to determine if the cancer has spread. Right now, he has a very positive attitude and is looking forward to spe ...

Laryngomalacia and tracheomalacia are the same disorder in different parts of the trachea. Normally, the tracheal tree has cartilage rings for support. Whan an individual has "malacia", th ...

Mikey is totally nonverbal. There is a debate as to whether it is verbal apraxia or his autism. However, he does have an extensive sign vocabulary and is using PECs (which we will switch to a comput ...

Barring any disasters, we are thinking of attending the Buddy Walk in New York. We just need to make arrangements for Beth. It is the weekend of her best friend's Bat Mitzvah and she will be at the ...

Mikey is a major music fan. He has been going to music therapy for three years and he loves it. Both Tom and I were such punk rockers and now we are the proud parents of children who love the Clash. ...

Things around here have been a little difficult lately. I am still recovering from brain surgery last December and just had to have a cardiac cath. Tomorrow is Mikey's CSE and I am asking for a lot. ...

We take Mikey to see Dr. George Capone at the Down syndrome clinic at Kennedy Krieger Hospital (which is part of Johns Hopkins in Baltimore). Not only is he a great doctor but he is a really nice per ...

Angelflight provides free air transportation for medical services to families in need. For the southeast, more info can be obtained at http://www.angelflightse.org

Hope this helps.

Children with DS can have problems with their immune systems. Mikey had recurrent sinus infections and pneumonias. So his pulmonologist sent him to an immunologist who ordered a full immunological w ...

I just ordered something not through the site and delivery is scheduled for December 10th!!! So either Amazon's calendar is on the fritz and they forgot that November comes after October or they have ...

I am writing an article on toilet training and hope to post it here in the next 2 weeks. I did read the above link and have some concerns. There is a mention of using popcorn as a salty food. Popco ...

Mikey has several diagnoses. In addition to Ds, he has been diagnosed w/ pervasive developmental disorder, GERD, asthma, tracheo and laryngomalacia, subglottic stenosis, recurrent sinus and ear infec ...

Mikey's picture is featured on the family.org web site. The story isn't about Mikey but when they needed a cute little boy for their web site, they found our little guy!

http://www.family.org/pplac ...