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How can my Sweet Baby Girl be Six Already?
Six already? How can my sweet baby girl be six already? No matter how often I try to grasp the sands of time a little tighter, be more determined to be more intentional, the days just keep running away with my heart. I’ve started writing these birthday letters to my daughter. I email them to her at an email address that will hold various letters, memories, pictures until she’s an adult. I hope that it will be a precious gift to her someday. Dear Sweet Girl, You quietly turned six tonight as I kicked green and orange balloons into your room and wove streamers around your bed as you slept,…
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What I Hope You Don’t Know about Leap Day/Rare Disease Day
Many people don’t know that the world observes Rare Disease Day on Leap Days and the 28th of February all other years. If you already knew this, chances are your life has been touched by a jaw dropping, world shattering diagnosis. It is the stuff of nightmares. But we can make a difference for those with a rare disease diagnosis. (Heaven not Harvard shares links as a participant in affiliate programs including the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.) February 29, 2016 marks the ninth international Rare Disease Day, hundreds…