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August 14, 2007 4:41 PM

Encouragement for families blessed with children with Down syndrome

A reader sent me this YouTube special - a combination of Emily Kingsley's famous poem Welcome to Holland and Bruce Carroll's Sometimes Miracles Hide:

Love,

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Barbara,
I don't know if you've seen this, but thought you might be interested.
The First Ever Down Syndrome Blog Carnival
http://cause-of-our-joy.blogspot.com/2007/08/first-ever-down-syndrome-carnival.html

Posted by: Milehimama | August 15, 2007 9:54 AM

Very good and inspirational

Posted by: Ally | September 16, 2007 1:13 AM

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