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[3 Jan 2012 | No Comment | 13 views]

I have found a few definitions for a ‘syndrome’. I have come across medical definitions as well as psychological definitions. Here is a few…
A set of symptoms occurring together; the sum of any morbid state;
Any combination of signs and symptoms that are indicative of a particular disease or disorder.
The association of several clinically recognizable features.
A group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality or condition.
A set of concurrent things as emotions or actions that usually form an identifiable pattern.
There are many syndromes…I ran …

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[2 Jan 2012 | No Comment | 17 views]
Welcome 2012!

Welcome New Year!
It seems that sooooo much has happened since this time last year.  Life is wonderful!  Thank you for visiting DownsDaily!
Last year this time I was pregnant and my doctor had ordered me to bedrest.  The only ‘privilege’ that came along with this bedrest was that I could use the bathroom.
So no blog posting was allowed.
I have been soooo busy!!
But I did miss this platform and communicating with everyone!!!
I am very excited about sharing with you again.
Our family has grown. I have grown.  I will share it with you …

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[28 May 2011 | No Comment | 37 views]
Graduation Day..Congratulations!!!Class of 2023

We are so proud today!!!
Isaac graduated from his full day kindergarten class today.  He officially moves forward as a member of the class of 2023!
We are so happy.  Many of us shed tears of joy.
The ceremony was great.  The children sang songs.  They also walked on stage and received certificates.  They also shared with us their hopes for what they wanted to be when they grow up.
Isaac said that he wants to be a doctor….
Let’s get it!!!!!
Right now I spend my days in part preparing for the summer.  Even though …

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[27 May 2011 | No Comment | 29 views]
Platforms

Motherhood is such a wonderful and sometimes exhausting gift!~
We just finished the last official season of the Oprah Winfrey show.  it’s id the official end of an era.  orpah has inspired many.  Her final show inspired me.  She spoke of gifts and of platforms.  She spoke of human obligations.  She sopke of blessings.  She might have used some slightly different words than I am choosing.  I am speaking of my own interpretations of her words.
From what i have learned, we all have gifts …or talents that are given to us …

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[1 Jan 2011 | No Comment | 36 views]
Good bye 2010

And now we will sing bye-bye to the first decade of the 21st century!
It has certainly been a great year….a great decade.
We are thankful for our family and our friends. We are thankful for the wonderful strides we have taken in life.
We have learned many life lessons and hopefully gained a bit of wisdom in the process.
Thank you so much for sharing our lives…
Daviette