tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91201369111588748762024-03-05T09:04:22.486-05:00~*My Baby is an Angel*~This is a glimpse into my soul....my journey of self-discovery, spiritual growth, love, grief, and healing.
~*Gzaagin Nimkee*~~Crazy 4 Daizies~http://www.blogger.com/profile/07850381715476384822noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-21591824577326182382013-03-13T12:56:00.001-04:002013-03-13T12:56:33.199-04:00~TRISOMY 13 AWARENESS DAY, 2013~Today is TRISOMY 13 AWARENESS DAY, a day when families like mine can join together and remember our precious children and know we aren't alone.<br />
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Bennett-Chadlen, aka Nimkee, was born on March 29th, 2007 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and grew his tiny, perfect wings 8 days later at the Hospital for Sick Children's NICU (neo-natal intensive care unit).<br />
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For more information about Trisomy 13, please visit this link: <a href="http://trisomy13-patausyndrome.blogspot.ca/">http://trisomy13-patausyndrome.blogspot.ca/</a><br />
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Where there's love, there is HOPE xxoo<br />
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~Gzaagin Nimkee ~ Forever in our hearts ~ Tattooed on my soul ~ <br />
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~Crazy 4 Daizies~http://www.blogger.com/profile/07850381715476384822noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-41488074513820315672012-10-15T17:15:00.002-04:002012-10-15T17:15:09.489-04:00~October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month~<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">~Did you know that October is PREGNANCY & INFANT LOSS AWARENESS MONTH?</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~Portal to Heaven~</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody translationEligibleUserMessage" data-ft="{"type":3}">~ ♥ October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month ♥ ♥ October 15th is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Day ♥ ♥ </span></span></h6>
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~RIP Noah-Alexander Golder ♥ August 6th, 1999 ♥<br />
~RIP Bennett-Chadlen Roy ♥ March 29-April 6, 2007 ♥</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span></span></h6>
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~Crazy 4 Daizies~http://www.blogger.com/profile/07850381715476384822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-64557917083391544592011-05-01T15:35:00.000-04:002011-05-01T15:35:00.006-04:00~Today is International Babylost Mother's Day~<a href="http://internationalbabylostmothersday.blogspot.com/">http://internationalbabylostmothersday.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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Today is <a href="http://internationalbabylostmothersday.blogspot.com/">International Babylost Mother's Day</a>. The following exert is from the blog: <br />
<blockquote>"United in grief, we find love and strength.</blockquote><blockquote>IBMD recognizes babylost women all over the world as mothers. Just because a woman loses her baby does not mean that she is not a mother anymore. She will be a mother for the rest of her life.<br />
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On the first Sunday in May we come together to celebrate our connection, our children and our hope for the future. IBMD is a day for love, peace, remembrance and recognition.<br />
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If you know a babylost woman why not tell her today that she is a beautiful mother by sending here one of our flowers from The Rainbow Flower Gallery."~<a href="http://internationalbabylostmothersday.blogspot.com/">International Babylost Mother's Day</a></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxUT74cQZjm-Y8sHQn01g9yfqLie7-0RWzgjJoy6VcAiSJLXh8nRPuJdhzlKIUciw4oM15Wf4V-7x_p0bTtvESvClxmDzQycPjVrTqec7x5mxLZ9Y6QsRkLv5BcMxmK_p_cJaHrZKIJ_N/s1600/39965_416366962687_257215847687_4905082_4924595_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxUT74cQZjm-Y8sHQn01g9yfqLie7-0RWzgjJoy6VcAiSJLXh8nRPuJdhzlKIUciw4oM15Wf4V-7x_p0bTtvESvClxmDzQycPjVrTqec7x5mxLZ9Y6QsRkLv5BcMxmK_p_cJaHrZKIJ_N/s320/39965_416366962687_257215847687_4905082_4924595_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</tbody></table> Today I send out comforting hugs, and prayers of peace, to all grieving Mother's around the world xxoo~Crazy 4 Daizies~http://www.blogger.com/profile/07850381715476384822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-5835880908243441282011-03-14T00:47:00.001-04:002012-03-13T15:33:47.353-04:00~March 13th ~ TRISOMY 13 AWARENESS DAY~<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BxpMaAgGFEyJvrk4dc8C3Y77tiqtQFAafX3aQGTaHEL6ulUg6hcEmUXkeQ6fVhApgbdikj4RY7btmdsgpWm9nmVLHl1h6yqvppJR9eBwkL6W_QeNNJMx6CZiyNKx9G5ACh_gvwn4ruA/s1600/First+Kiss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BxpMaAgGFEyJvrk4dc8C3Y77tiqtQFAafX3aQGTaHEL6ulUg6hcEmUXkeQ6fVhApgbdikj4RY7btmdsgpWm9nmVLHl1h6yqvppJR9eBwkL6W_QeNNJMx6CZiyNKx9G5ACh_gvwn4ruA/s320/First+Kiss.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
~Today, myself and many other families around the world took part in remembering and honouring our <a href="http://www.livingwithtrisomy13.org/content.php/191-Living-trisomy-13-album">Trisomy 13 angel-babies</a> and <a href="http://www.livingwithtrisomy13.org/content.php/191-Living-trisomy-13-album">miraculous survivors</a>. The 13th day of the 3rd month signifies the addition of the 3rd COPY of Chromosome 13 which contraindicates <a href="http://www.livingwithtrisomy13.org/MemoriesOfBennett.htm">Trisomy 13</a>.<br />
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This is a beautiful commemoration of other <a href="http://www.livingwithtrisomy13.org/">Trisomy 13 families</a> that celebrate and cherish the blessings that we share. Thank you to <a href="http://www.livingwithtrisomy13.org/entry.php/165-Faith-Constance-Carlson-Stillwater-Oklahoma-%28OK%29-Mosiac-Trisomy-13">Micayla, Angel Faith's Mommy</a>, for putting this together and sharing it with others.<br />
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Love, Peace, & <a href="http://nimkee-blessings.blogspot.com/">Nimkee-Blessings</a> to all on this special day and ways xxoo<br />
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I love you <a href="http://www.livingwithtrisomy13.org/MemoriesOfBennett.htm">Bennett-Chadlen</a> xxoo <br />
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It is the month that my father and brother have their birthdays.<br />
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It is the month for <a href="http://concussion-caregiver.blogspot.com/">Brain Injury Awareness</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-GgGt84vHs">Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness</a>, <a href="http://www.heartandstroke.com/site/c.ikIQLcMWJtE/b.3483951/k.38BC/Healthy_living__Healthy_Eating.htm">National Nutrition Month</a>, and <a href="http://www.cancer.ca/canada-wide/about%20us/cw-awareness%20weeks%20and%20months/march%20is%20colorectal%20cancer%20awareness%20and%20nutrition%20month.aspx?sc_lang=en">Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month</a>.<br />
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The most significant of all is that March 29th, 2007 was the day that my youngest son <a href="http://my-baby-is-an-angel.blogspot.com/">Bennett-Chadlen Roy</a> was born at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada, and spent his entire 8 day life at <a href="http://nimkee-blessings.blogspot.com/">Sick Kids Hospital NICU</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://livingwithtrisomy13.org/MemoriesOfBennett.htm">Bennett-Chadlen was diagnosed with Trisomy 13</a> halfway through my pregnancy, in my fifth month. I had no idea what it was, and what it meant for his life. I just knew that it had to be something bad judging by the look of horror and pain on my midwife's face as she tried to break it to me as gently as possible.<br />
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How do you tell someone that their unborn child is affected by a <a href="http://livingwithtrisomy13.org/">rare chromosomal abnormality</a> which often results in death prenatally or shortly following birth?<br />
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March is <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NIMKEE.BLESSINGS">TRISOMY AWARENESS MONTH</a>. It is the one month of the year when all families of children born affected with Trisomy can join forces and inform our family and friends what Trisomy is, and what it means to us.<br />
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What began is the worst possible nightmare that I could possibly imagine, has turned into an unbelievable journey of unconditional love, pure acceptance, grief, healing, and joy. Why joy you might ask?<br />
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My son gave me the greatest gift imaginable. He opened me up to the most intense feeling of love that I could never imagine without experiencing it firsthand. There are no words for the wonder and depth of admiration that I felt for this tiny, unborn son of mine. Every single moment of time, every tiny little heartbeat......was graciously celebrated within my womb. I spent each day rubbing him through my belly, speaking his name as I described what I could see and what "we" were doing. I spent countless hours rocking him in front of the fire at night, in a room lit only by the flames. I celebrated every kick and prayed for many more. I shed tears that I thought would never stop.<br />
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Through the gift of my blessed boy, I learned to live spontaneously and squeeze every amount of happiness out of each and every day that I can breath. I welcome life, I rejoice in the ability to experience the rain, wind, snow, and sunshine. I hug my boys as often as possible, and never allow a day to go by without them knowing how much they are cherished and loved. The same goes for the special people and friends in my life.<br />
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Through the internet I was able to not only learn about the survivors and families affected by Trisomy 13, but I was also able to reach out and 'meet' others in similar situations and seek comfort and solace within their words of support which they so generously gave to me when I enquired or requested it.<br />
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As I near my sweet boy's 4th Heavenly Birthday I can't help but feel sentimental and think back to those final days 4 years ago as I was waiting for him to be born.<br />
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I can't explain it, but I can show you the beautiful photos which were provided to me courtesy of Heather Renee Morgan of <a href="http://lifespark.ca/">Lifespark Photography</a>.<br />
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Love, Peace, & Nimkee-Blessings to all my special Trisomy families today, and always xxoo <br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 16pt;">What makes a Mother?</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">I thought of you and closed my eyes, and prayed to God today.</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">I asked, “What makes a Mother?” and I know I heard him say:</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">“A Mother has a baby, this we know is true.”</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">“But God, can you be a Mother when your baby’s not with you?”</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">“Yes you can”, He replied with a confidence in His voice,</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">“I give many women babies, when they leave is not their choice.</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Some I send for a lifetime, and others for a day,</span></b></div><div class="MsoBodyText3"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">And some I send to feel your womb, but there’s no need to stay.”</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">“I just don’t understand this God, I want my baby here.”</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> He took a breath and cleared His throat, and then I saw a tear.</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
<b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">“I wish I could show you what your child is doing today. If you could see your child smile with other children and say:”</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">“We go to Earth and learn our lessons of love and life and fear. </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">My Mommy loved me oh so much I got to come straight here. </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">I feel so lucky to have a Mom who had so much love for me, </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">I learned my lesson very quickly; </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">My Mommy set me free. </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">I miss my Mommy oh so much, but I visit her each day.</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">When she goes to sleep, on her pillow’s where I lay. </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">I stroke her hair and kiss her cheek and whisper in her ear,</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">‘Mommy don’t be sad today, I’m your baby and I’m here.’”</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">“So you see my dear sweet one, your children are OK. </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Your babies are here in My home and this is where they’ll stay.</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">They’ll wait for you with me until your lesson is through,</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">And on the day that you come home they’ll be at the gates for you.</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">So now you see what makes a Mother, it’s the feeling in your heart.</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">It’s the love you had so much of right from the very start.”</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">~Thinking of all my special Mommy friends that are spending their holidays missing their loved ones. </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">I send prayers of peace, love, & healing to those that are spending their Christmas in the NICU (neo-natal intensive care unit) with their new babies, in need of some extra tender-loving care. </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">May our Creator watch over you, and shower you with an endless abundance of Nimkee-Blessings. </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Peace be with you,</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00ccff; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Melissa xxoo</span></b></div>~Crazy 4 Daizies~http://www.blogger.com/profile/07850381715476384822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-68474227530398104502010-12-18T19:32:00.000-05:002010-12-18T19:32:37.383-05:00~Reflections of Cystic Fibrosis~<a href="http://s91.photobucket.com/albums/k298/crazy_for_daisies/?action=view&current=purpleflowersforCarolyn003.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="I Believe In Tiny Miracles" border="0" height="300" src="http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k298/crazy_for_daisies/purpleflowersforCarolyn003.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.cysticfibrosis.ca/">http://www.cysticfibrosis.ca/(click here for more info)</a><br />
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I remember a visit to <a href="http://www.sickkids.ca/">Sick Kids Hospital</a> in Toronto, Ontario back in 2004. Tristan (5--diagnosed with Spherocytosis which is a blood disease) was there to have his spleen and gallbladder removal surgery and we had to spend 11 days on the surgical floor as he healed.<br />
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I took advantage of having someone to sit with Tristan and I took a brief jaunt to grab a coffee and a snack. In the nurses/admission area I saw a woman holding a very sick looking little baby. He was several months old, and had tubes attached to him. The mother had a very sad glint in her eyes, but smiled at me and said "Hi" as I approached.<br />
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My mommy senses kicked in and I just had to take a peak at her baby boy and let her know how cute I thought he was. I then asked her what was wrong. She told me he was born with <a href="http://www.cysticfibrosis.ca/en/aboutCysticFibrosis/FAQs.php">Cystic Fibrosis </a>and his life expectancy was nearing its end. My heart took a leap and I felt my eyes instantly fill with tears. I instinctively reached out and placed my hand on her arm and looked at her and told her how sorry I was to hear that as I had also lost a baby to stillbirth and it was a pain that I could relate to.<br />
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How does a parent maintain composure as they know their child's life is ending? At that moment in time I couldn't even conceive of experiencing and surviving such a thing.<br />
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She thanked me for listening as she shared her son's all too brief life story and explained that all they could do at that point was provide him with comfort measures and hope for the best. The only thing which may prolong his life was if another family lost their baby and donated the necessary tiny lungs to another family in need.<br />
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I walked away with tears and just felt such an incredibly overwhelming sense of sorrow and heartache for this woman. Thoughts of her and her baby stayed with me over those next several days, weeks, months, and even years. Every time I hear the words 'Cystic Fibrosis', this woman and her beautiful son instantly appear in my mind.<br />
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Despite the sadness which she was experiencing, she was still able to smile and truly appreciate that I had stopped and allowed her to speak with me. She said most people just keep on walking and go about their day. She just needed someone to listen, show compassion and empathy, and provide that little bit of comfort in that moment.<br />
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This link gives hope for the future for many families that are struggling to survive with Cystic Fibrosis. <a href="http://www.cysticfibrosis.ca/en/aboutCysticFibrosis/Personalstories.php">Click here for more personal stories</a> of hopes, dreams, and determination.<br />
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As we are in the midst of our holiday season, please remember all those that are spending their holidays in hospitals around the world, watching their loved ones slip away. <br />
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What can you do? Consider the generous, self-less gift of <a href="http://organdonations.ca/">organ donation</a> to help another family in need.<br />
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<a href="http://www.cysticfibrosis.ca/en/getInvolved/Donate.php">Life----it's in you to give.</a>~Crazy 4 Daizies~http://www.blogger.com/profile/07850381715476384822noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-17434428471308012292010-12-16T01:23:00.002-05:002010-12-16T01:34:49.902-05:00Drop-side Cribs to be Banned in U.S.<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/USCPSC">http://www.youtube.com/user/USCPSC</a><br />
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The above link will take you to the Consumer Product Safety Commission's Youtube website where they have a vast selection of videos that I highly recommend that everyone take the time to watch. If you are an expecting parent, babysitter, hands-on Grandparent, or just interested in safety and babies in general----then please, please, please----pour a cup of tea, sit down, and watch a few of these. It could truly mean the difference between life or death...or serious harm.<br />
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The bottom line is that most of this can be prevented by taking the proper precautionary measures and not cut corners because you are in a rush. You just may regret those moments that you can never undo.<br />
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<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/12/15/cribs-drop-side.html?ref=rss">CBC News message posted December 15th, 2010</a><br />
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The following is an exert from this post:<br />
<blockquote>The U.S. government is outlawing drop-side cribs after the deaths of more than 30 infants and toddlers in the past decade.<br />
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has voted unanimously to ban the manufacture, sale and re-sale of the cribs, which have a side rail that moves up and down, allowing parents to more easily lift their child from the crib.<br />
Around for decades, drop-side cribs have come under scrutiny in recent years because of malfunctioning hardware, sometimes cheaper plastics, or assembly problems that can lead to the drop-side rail partially detaching from the crib.<br />
When that happens, it can create a dangerous "V"-like gap between the mattress and side rail where a baby can get caught and suffocate or strangle.<br />
On Tuesday, a consumer safety bill passed in Parliament in Ottawa. When it comes into force in the next few months, the federal government will be able to order the recall of unsafe goods such as drop-side cribs.<br />
Currently, the Canadian government can only request a voluntary recall from manufacturers or distributors.<br />
© The Canadian Press, 2010</blockquote>~My two cents~~There will always be those that want to criticize about the <b>'<i>new</i>' <i>parenting advice</i></b> and will say things like---"oh, how did any of us survive with those cribs? my gramma told me she slept in a basket or a dresser drawer".....bla bla bla.....You get the hint!<br />
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Well, be as judgmental, defensive, or snide as you want to be, but let me say this. I have given birth to 6 sons and only one of them is currently healthy.<br />
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~Now please bear with me while I share a bit about my own experiences. I can honestly say that I have faced the odds and struggled with a lot of things that were completely out of my hands to prevent. (Stepping on my soapbox now!)<br />
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My eldest son was struck by a truck when he was 4---(and no, he wasn't in my care when it happened but that's besides the point)---my second and fifth sons have a rare blood disease (2nd son had his spleen and gallbladder removed due to this)---my third son was stillborn---my fourth son was born healthy and still is----(I count my blessings each and every day)----and my 6th (last) child was born with Trisomy 13 and passed away at 8 days of age. I also lost my husband, marriage, business, and future family life due to my (ex) husband's brain injury while on duty as a firefighter on December 19th, 2002. He did not pass away, but he will never be the same man I married.<br />
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I do not play the lotto because life is a big enough gamble already and I truly just feel grateful enough to be able to sit here and write this with my sensibilities still intact!<br />
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<b>The moral of this story----don't take risks when we know what may happen. I cannot turn back the hands of time, and would rather look ahead and feel confident with the smart choices that I have made when it comes to family safety, than have to live with a future regretting the educated decisions that I chose to ignore because I thought "it could never happen to me". Please, don't be that person. If it happened to me, or it happened to someone else---it can happen to you or to someone you know.</b><br />
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Arm yourself-----be safe. Most of all.....be happy.<br />
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Love, Peace, & <a href="http://nimkee-blessings.blogspot.com/">Nimkee-Blessings</a> to all this holiday season and every day. <br />
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~The following statement is an exert from the above blog:<br />
<blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;"><b>"Approximately 150 Kentucky kids are diagnosed with cancer each year. Kentucky children have a greater proportion of new solid malignancy cancer cases than anywhere else in the United States." </b></span><b><br />
</b><span style="font-style: italic;"><b>~ UK Pediatric Research Institute</b></span></blockquote> What is "<a href="http://twomomsltd.blogspot.com/2010/10/hats-of-hope-project-150.html"><b>Project 150</b></a>" you may ask? <a href="http://twomomsltd.blogspot.com/2010/10/hats-of-hope-project-150.html"><b>Project 150</b></a> was inspired by a compassionate little girl named Jesse, who was named after her mother's childhood friend who sadly passed away from cancer. Jesse's mother discusses how she read the above quote to her 5 year old daughter, and Jesse's response was that she wanted to be able to knit and provide hats to kids with cancer by Thanksgiving because<br />
<blockquote><b><i>"that's when it will be getting too cold to not have one if you are bald." ~ <a href="http://twomomsltd.blogspot.com/2010/10/hats-of-hope-project-150.html">Jesse, 5yrs old.</a></i></b></blockquote>This website explains that in the year of 2010, the average cost of cancer care for one child patient is approximately $36, 800, so Jesse would also like to try and raise enough money to help these families that so greatly require this financial assistance.<br />
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<blockquote><b>"<a href="http://twomomsltd.blogspot.com/">Two Moms </a>is now selling <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/60704482/hats-of-hope-childrens-cancer-awareness">Children's Cancer Awareness Ribbons</a> on our etsy store to help reach our $36,800 goal! Come check them out now! 100% of sale price will go right to Project 150!" ~ Aura, mom of Jesse</b></blockquote><blockquote><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/60704482/hats-of-hope-childrens-cancer-awareness"><b>http://www.etsy.com/listing/60704482/hats-of-hope-childrens-cancer-awareness</b></a></blockquote><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table> For more information, please click on the links provided. Feel free to share this information with others to help raise Awareness, and help these families. <br />
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Love, Peace, & <a href="http://nimkee-blessings.blogspot.com/">Nimkee-Blessings</a>,<br />
Melissa xxoo<br />
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<blockquote><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><i>"In addition, to reach our 150 Hat goal, we are offering free hat making parties to anyone who might be interested in learning how to make the hats, with the only caveat being that everyone in the party donate the first hat they make to the project. We are also accepting knit and crocheted hats from anyone who is willing to send them to us!</i></b> </div></blockquote><blockquote><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>(all hat donations can be sent to: Project 150 C/O Jesse Paige, 191 Baybrook Circle, Nicholasville, KY. 40356.)</i></b></span></div></blockquote>Nimkee's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423614278333558781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-82692130076840957772010-10-17T17:10:00.003-04:002010-10-17T17:12:33.258-04:00~♥ ♥ TODAY WE REMEMBER UNITED, EVERY DAY WE REMEMBER IN OUR HEARTS ♥ ♥ ~<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">~<a href="http://october15th.com/">October 15th</a> is a monumental day for families like mine, for it's the ONE day all year that we are recognized and given permission to mourn openly and remember our beloved ^Angel^Babies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">This is monumental as much of society still perpetuates the old way of thinking, instilling the Taboo Silence of Infant Loss. A mother never forgets the day a child is born, regardless of the duration of that pregnancy, or newborn's life. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">All that we ask is that you all try to imagine what we've gone through, and understand with compassion that we are doing our very best to strive and survive through the greatest heartache imaginable.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">It is a loss of hopes and dreams of future days spent cuddling as we watch our children learn and grow. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Be gentle with us, as we are with you, for we also understand that it's so very difficult for you to deal with our grief.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Once a year on this date, families around the world unite and remember their angel-babies in a variety of ways.</span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Many others, like myself, will release balloons in Loving Memory of our Angel Babies. </div></span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">In conjunction with Project Sweet Peas, and their balloon release event, I too released balloons to the babies of the families that sent in their requests. I released balloons for 87 babies on my list; together Project Sweet Peas as a whole released balloons for over 400 little lives lost too soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">On behalf of Nimkee Blessings, I want to wish all families of ^Angels^ peace and comfort in your hearts, knowing that we all remember with you. I wish you strength to get through the difficult moments as they inevitably come, and courage to face another day. Set small goals, and don't fight the feelings. Get through today.......then do it again tomorrow. Be gentle with yourself.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">~Love, Peace, & Nimkee-Blessings to all~</span></div><div><br />
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<b><i><a href="http://nimkee-blessings.blogspot.com/">For every purchase made by following one of these links, I will receive a 15% discount which I am planning to put towards the purchase of items for recipients of my Nimkee-Blessings Memorial gift bags for families with newborns at the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) of Toronto, Sick Kids Hospital.</a></i></b><br />
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<b><i>Thanks in advance~Melissa Roy, project leader for <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NIMKEE.BLESSINGS">Nimkee Blessings</a></i></b><br />
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<b>Miscarriage and Infant Loss Memorial Jewelry</b>:<br />
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<a href="http://ww7.aitsafe.com/go.htm?go=www.labelledame.com&afid=16975&tm=30&im=1" target="_top">Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Loss Jewelry</a> -Customised jewelry to celebrate the life of a child lost in miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss. Each piece is created using carefully selected symbols to help support the grieving parent after the loss of a baby.<br />
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<a href="http://ww7.aitsafe.com/go.htm?go=www.labelledame.com&afid=16975&tm=30&im=9" target="_top">Memorial Jewelry</a> -Customised jewelry to celebrate the life of a loved one. Each piece is created using carefully selected symbols to help support the grieving process, and life after loss.<br />
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<a href="http://ww7.aitsafe.com/go.htm?go=www.labelledame.com&afid=16975&tm=30&im=10" target="_top">Fertility Jewelry</a> - Each piece is created using carefully selected symbols and gemstones to help support the couple who is trying to conceive. Sensitive pieces make wonderful gifts for those who must walk a longer road to get the baby they dream of.<br />
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<a href="http://ww7.aitsafe.com/go.htm?go=www.labelledame.com&afid=16975&tm=30&im=11" target="_top">Pregnancy and Birth Jewelry</a> -Customised jewelry to celebrate and support your pregnancy and birth. Created using carefully selected gemstones and symbols to honour this exciting time!<br />
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<a href="http://www.petmemorialjewelry.com/" title="Pet memorial jewelry created to keep your cat and dog's memory close after the loss of a pet. Touching pet loss sympathy gifts. Free online pet memorials">Pet Memorial Jewelry - Pet Loss - Cat and Dog Sympathy Gifts</a><br />
Pet memorial jewelry created to keep your cat and dog's memory close after the loss of a pet. Touching pet loss sympathy gifts. Free online pet memorials<br />
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~Claire's Hope is a beautiful website created in Loving Memory of a little girl named Claire Hope Cox. Like Bennett-Chadlen (prenatally diagnosed with Trisomy 13), Claire was born with a rare chromosomal syndrome called Trisomy 18, or Edward's Syndrome. Despite her poor prenatal diagnosis, her parents welcomed her into their waiting arms, and continue to feel blessed for the gift that Claire is in their lives.<br />
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Claire's family has created not only this beautiful website, but also a real place where families can go to remember and memorialize the lives of their own babies who left this world all too soon.<br />
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Claire's Hope, and Hope's Corner, are located in Mobile, Alabama, in the halls of a 3-story building which used to house an abortion clinic.<br />
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<blockquote>-"On November 28, 2008, Hope’s Corner was opened to the public as a memorial, a museum, a tribute and a place where women, couples and families affected by crisis pregnancies can get the information they need to honor the sanctity of human life."</blockquote>Like me, Claire's family does not judge or scorn a parent's decisions regarding the lives of their unborn children. We all have heartbreaking choices to make, and everyone is welcome to pay tribute to their loved ones amongst the halls of Hope's Corner---whether it be on the "Wall of Forgiveness", the "Children's Garden", or "The Virtual Wall".<br />
<blockquote>"Claire’s Hope is your sanctuary and you are always welcome and will always be uplifted here."</blockquote>Nimkee's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423614278333558781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-26430726017985750272010-09-12T14:18:00.004-04:002010-09-12T14:26:43.188-04:00~HALO SLEEPSACK~<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Every now and again I stumble upon something too amazing to keep to myself. This company is one of those! They manufacture wearable sleeping bags for your baby, which not only keeps them warm as they nap, but also keeps them safe as there are no blankets to gather up around the baby's face.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I have a very dear friend that lost her 6 month old daughter to this devastating syndrome. For those of you that don't know what SIDS stands for, it means "SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME"---and it happens all too often for unexplainable reasons. </span><br />
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<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">"Every year SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) and accidental suffocation claim the lives of 5,000 babies. Our founder Bill Schmid and his wife lost their first born to SIDS. From this tragedy, HALO® and its mission were born. For over 15 years we've been creating products that help keep babies sleeping safely and help in the fight against SIDS through education and by donating a portion of every sale to SIDS charities.</span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">If you or someone you know is the parent of a newborn, or about to become a new mother, consider purchasing one of these HALO SLEEPSACKs. It's such a practical and beneficial gift for so many reasons.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">If you are a grandparent, or babysitter----please click here for a link to safety info about how to lay the baby down to sleep safely. </span><a href="https://www.halosleep.com/keep_your_baby_safe/safe_sleep_tips/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">SAFE SLEEP TIPS</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> They also offer downloaded information that you can print off and keep handy for those times when you aren't around to lay your little one down to rest.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">~HALO SLEEPSACKS~ are available at retailers through North America. Click here for a location near you! </span><a href="https://www.halosleep.com/store_locator/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">https://www.halosleep.com/store_locator/</span></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">For information about the products available, click on the following link: </span><a href="https://www.halosleep.com/products/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">https://www.halosleep.com/products/</span></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Melissa </span>Nimkee's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423614278333558781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-32337502812764015252010-08-09T23:19:00.004-04:002010-08-10T00:13:18.723-04:00♪♫♪♫♪ ~ INTRODUCING BENNETT ~ ♪♫♪♫♪<table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqkK2Abf4uiPOc-hj_7j13q7-SDHthCu1upBRB1l7vKletz7gxMd_PLNTozDscAjCprH7QsYI6mWukDrr4xuhtJWUrPgQpCSPaMuxy8i3d2sawQbwDUSWJOPui5Gsq7lUOMOxa40gMM8/s1600/Brendan2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499552415795211826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqkK2Abf4uiPOc-hj_7j13q7-SDHthCu1upBRB1l7vKletz7gxMd_PLNTozDscAjCprH7QsYI6mWukDrr4xuhtJWUrPgQpCSPaMuxy8i3d2sawQbwDUSWJOPui5Gsq7lUOMOxa40gMM8/s320/Brendan2.jpg" style="display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">{Brendan, brother to Bennett-Chadlen}<br /><br />~</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/IntroducingBennett"><span class="Apple-style-span">INTRODUCING BENNETT</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> is a band hailing from Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. What started as my eldest son's solitary project in 'Loving Memory' of his youngest brother, </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.livingwithtrisomy13.org/MemoriesOfBennett.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span">BENNETT-CHADLEN</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">, is now a full-fledged band guaranteed to entertain any crowd.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Recent News:</span></b></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span">~**~NIMKEE BLESSINGS & INTRODUCING BENNETT~**~</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span">will be hosting a</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">benefit concert at Gordon's Park Eco-Resort on beautiful Manitoulin</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Island...SUNDAY, SEPT 5th! We will have lots of great entertainment for</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">young and old alike, & fun things for the kiddies to do! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">~ALL PROCEEDS go towards helping families with babies in the SICK KIDS HOSPITAL NICU in Toronto, Ontario. More info available on facebook at this link: </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143405105683455&ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span">~Nimkee Blessings~facebook event info</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">~Introducing Bennett appeared at the 3rd Annual </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://crystalshawandaonline.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Crystal Shawanda</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> Homecoming concert in Wikwemikong, Manitoulin Island, on July 30th, following Crystal's performance. They've been invited back, so come on out next year and watch them play!!</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody></tbody></table></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkPMZ84CvQkbmfw_Dgo4n6hD_85nUPM1zPQo_RGQO3KxwZwUYoIq-AyidjzHO5upsjgpiCQsd5jGB4a8jp7_0_7DCN6ykTEbbEso5yZtfh6jy9raYOXft1xaIXJ6LANYcE5o5EOP649c/s1600/here+we+go.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkPMZ84CvQkbmfw_Dgo4n6hD_85nUPM1zPQo_RGQO3KxwZwUYoIq-AyidjzHO5upsjgpiCQsd5jGB4a8jp7_0_7DCN6ykTEbbEso5yZtfh6jy9raYOXft1xaIXJ6LANYcE5o5EOP649c/s320/here+we+go.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">~Brendan and Jay entering the concert grounds~</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody></tbody></table><span style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1N53bjtT2OGpFwwB6dlRXWA5fSdBm5laxJBMipWNbJqpRHmUYpmNXTrbQCHoOjoNd7Mcd_ZsepuT87c27ta-ZGDudAuFXTPTqZLg2qSRaEwLVa4DeZe2WEEESMgnO4duznJO4nqqC7Fg/s1600/Crystal+ad.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499552411059278114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1N53bjtT2OGpFwwB6dlRXWA5fSdBm5laxJBMipWNbJqpRHmUYpmNXTrbQCHoOjoNd7Mcd_ZsepuT87c27ta-ZGDudAuFXTPTqZLg2qSRaEwLVa4DeZe2WEEESMgnO4duznJO4nqqC7Fg/s320/Crystal+ad.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 246px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGkzyS51k_xxuO3YvmXqRsBzvyDaUq9qjxREznKMnGyA89VCgl99J5uE5iQLuqOQ-VvS9CD2MOUk6_6oQtUNYYGp_wugslTs8u7Sji3mv4vY3FUZLuTraVQSJGI-ftDDJqJ8Wgr1C1sM/s1600/list.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499552407039163586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGkzyS51k_xxuO3YvmXqRsBzvyDaUq9qjxREznKMnGyA89VCgl99J5uE5iQLuqOQ-VvS9CD2MOUk6_6oQtUNYYGp_wugslTs8u7Sji3mv4vY3FUZLuTraVQSJGI-ftDDJqJ8Wgr1C1sM/s320/list.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 193px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a></div><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99yuXXYor5BMbMrS_VuA6X6sZxJ0RDRCx1qKkmXNoZ0Ak2IEWDrU2hU9T6U5pJhHiIydILF9iAch4Tlm-vrJT1L9AKGp1WSokvLKtKNv_ens09jE9buixmkW88JrI-RW81aLY3VfedK4/s1600/event+pic.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99yuXXYor5BMbMrS_VuA6X6sZxJ0RDRCx1qKkmXNoZ0Ak2IEWDrU2hU9T6U5pJhHiIydILF9iAch4Tlm-vrJT1L9AKGp1WSokvLKtKNv_ens09jE9buixmkW88JrI-RW81aLY3VfedK4/s320/event+pic.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">~on-stage at the Crystal Shawanda Homecoming Concert~</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody></tbody></table></div></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyULsI5AGeAqkkRYVHVlmNKpRzh1fGqcUSb8HYti96VQU0iZeMJxK2gxRroPYPk5k5M8JNCNrFNPh0ddHJpYsVryKRGFKklsXMtZvyzK192aV61Jl-9KZYhbPV3Is41HJDLYoFGMxywE/s1600/Pete.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499542884759815442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyULsI5AGeAqkkRYVHVlmNKpRzh1fGqcUSb8HYti96VQU0iZeMJxK2gxRroPYPk5k5M8JNCNrFNPh0ddHJpYsVryKRGFKklsXMtZvyzK192aV61Jl-9KZYhbPV3Is41HJDLYoFGMxywE/s320/Pete.jpg" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 214px;" border="0" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">{Pete Jones ~ lead vox}</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody></tbody></table></div></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEyHkGS_FBob4DDNm_UM3ZYYYgDxkwhGdnRUpZGJCSZ8j-U75rdjY0-bDuiEpa2yO9d_uEYJphcP5yblChGGKgKKHBimpPzWPxVZZesBNVgKSnqimuntx6L1MRnh4MWIhigXtomiT-6s/s1600/Jay.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499542879898267874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEyHkGS_FBob4DDNm_UM3ZYYYgDxkwhGdnRUpZGJCSZ8j-U75rdjY0-bDuiEpa2yO9d_uEYJphcP5yblChGGKgKKHBimpPzWPxVZZesBNVgKSnqimuntx6L1MRnh4MWIhigXtomiT-6s/s320/Jay.jpg" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 267px;" border="0" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">{Jason Girdwood ~ drummer, vocals}</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_S4n91mX6cCxRnq44YupJ8RSkXxRYwEEjM3Byc3Lfr9YLUUN53weWRt8xfa96txjo58sRu3lN_-w2Cz0umwQm8fWtTKdrr_q_jWLhPOVObjVacEu9CpapURbQLB73Emcn0NV-bhOxGE/s1600/hercules.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499542875388005314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_S4n91mX6cCxRnq44YupJ8RSkXxRYwEEjM3Byc3Lfr9YLUUN53weWRt8xfa96txjo58sRu3lN_-w2Cz0umwQm8fWtTKdrr_q_jWLhPOVObjVacEu9CpapURbQLB73Emcn0NV-bhOxGE/s320/hercules.jpg" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 285px;" border="0" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">{Hercules ~ mascot extraordinaire, belongs to Tedd Peltier ~ Bass player}</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Just another day in paradise!</span></div></div></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8TM_uCNiJjSjlHF8GmznHZhV0frvgjtlQgdUKTftacotNfgA83fmUiJ8FNXggJnXdiwTsfu3YsQKahZiGLQ8h5WmDyxglhM472lhSlt-9MMyis3R-W0oRti6Ggsism0ER6oLp-EayUQ/s1600/bandncj.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499542868551631986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8TM_uCNiJjSjlHF8GmznHZhV0frvgjtlQgdUKTftacotNfgA83fmUiJ8FNXggJnXdiwTsfu3YsQKahZiGLQ8h5WmDyxglhM472lhSlt-9MMyis3R-W0oRti6Ggsism0ER6oLp-EayUQ/s320/bandncj.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 318px;" border="0" /></a></div><span style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj346SAlkjBn0hiAIukEqj0T2AwAHWamqLvFGPZ_PV9OLQOcMibC00ufewC4qsFkwR-U2nIa87IccS1s1Iyl3yDWM7bj-I20_ajBxQIxN0b0kMGKVwCYqKtacb-HBM1R9Q1jGHZHHGEHWY/s1600/30432_437752330445_605360445_6232484_3711415_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499530830143824482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj346SAlkjBn0hiAIukEqj0T2AwAHWamqLvFGPZ_PV9OLQOcMibC00ufewC4qsFkwR-U2nIa87IccS1s1Iyl3yDWM7bj-I20_ajBxQIxN0b0kMGKVwCYqKtacb-HBM1R9Q1jGHZHHGEHWY/s320/30432_437752330445_605360445_6232484_3711415_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span><span><span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Brendan, big brother to Bennett-Chadlen</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Lost in a sea of green, but making good time ~ love the paddles guys!</span></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyxFxVPnR-JvISXPh6s_1dfmE4oZo39OlQCQoYBYJbXjUutQUKpR80nqbPssPSUGlz9IS5JdDixaRpgp0BspqECUSNM0FWX3JQg7YMngipo5y0NZK8GW5_z2gWawvwvBeiCT4JAr18dA/s1600/31971_136250846388510_133209973359264_392781_2268532_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499530831624079010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyxFxVPnR-JvISXPh6s_1dfmE4oZo39OlQCQoYBYJbXjUutQUKpR80nqbPssPSUGlz9IS5JdDixaRpgp0BspqECUSNM0FWX3JQg7YMngipo5y0NZK8GW5_z2gWawvwvBeiCT4JAr18dA/s320/31971_136250846388510_133209973359264_392781_2268532_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 196px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">"Introducing Bennett"</span></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> ~4-piece power-house from Manitoulin Island, "Introducing Bennett" brings the noise of your favourite modern day tunes and old alike.</span></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">~Currently working on originals, soon to be released at the Nimkee Blessings concert! Come on out and witness the grand unveiling of some guaranteed hits, by some very talented lads! :O)</span></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Peter Jones - Lead Vox</span></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Brendan Pinand - Guitar, Vox </span></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div face="georgia" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> Tedd Peltier - Bass, Vox</span></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div face="georgia" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Jason Girdwood - Percussion, Vox</span></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div face="georgia" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Contact Info:</span></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div face="georgia" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Email: introducingbennett@hotmail.com</span></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div face="georgia" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Office: (705) 368-3579 or (705) 370-1583</span></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Websites:</span></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">~If you have facebook, join up through these 2 links, share with friends, keep up on all the latest happenings, new vids, & cool pics!</span></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Introducing-Bennett-NEW/133209973359264?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span">~become a FAN of Introducing Bennett on facebook by clicking this link.</span></a></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=132041790146341&v=wall&ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span">~Click here to join Introducing Bennett's facebook GROUP!</span></a></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">~If you have a youtube account, subscribe and keep up-to-date on all new uploads!</span></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://youtube.com/introducingbennett"><span class="Apple-style-span">http://youtube.com/introducingbennett</span></a></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">~If you have myspace, send a friend request, keep in touch with up-to-date announcements, new songs, and just a lot of cool stuff!</span></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://myspace.com/introducingbennett"><span class="Apple-style-span">http://myspace.com/introducingbennett</span></a></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">*photos courtesy of Moi & the lovely Sophie J*</span></div></div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><object height="360" width="580"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fC2Yt58eAKk&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fC2Yt58eAKk&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="360" width="580"></embed></object></span></div>Nimkee's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05124078466709494768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-7789744522498386042010-07-28T13:50:00.004-04:002010-07-28T14:38:30.871-04:00~PROJECT SWEET PEAS featured on Good Morning America!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:15.6px;"><div><object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SEn04m3aoew&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SEn04m3aoew&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:15.6px;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Refresh/video/pepsi-refresh-winner-project-sweet-peas-11257915">http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Refresh/video/pepsi-refresh-winner-project-sweet-peas-11257915</a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">~On the morning of Tuesday, July 27th, ABC network's Good</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Morning America show did a feature story on </span><a href="http://projectsweetpeas.com/default.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Project Sweet Peas</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In the month of April, </span><a href="http://www.refresheverything.com/projectsweetpea"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Pepsi Refresh gave away $25,000 to Project Sweet Peas</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> for our</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> worthy mission to help families with babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> (NICU) at various hospitals. Our goal is to be able to provide </span><a href="http://projectsweetpeas.com/giftbaginfo.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">gift bags</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> containing comfort and support items to</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> the many families that have a sick baby in the hospital, instead of at home in their loving arms.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIScd1GrdEqTSUxPeM-lOkt0OuggDX8wbpOEAga4B-mivFnUYiVYb1NTpe8wO3KUTuQbzokZZp6-APoG9t0Ygp9QCifIurq30ZXb81tWGXNi84pYoVGx49LZf0-YnB43QqNtIf15uzfQ/s320/Bennett-Mommy.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 178px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499027285150072866" /></span></div><div><a href="http://projectsweetpeas.com/aboutus.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Project Sweet Peas</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> is an organization made up of several families that have been through the NICU experience, and sadly, many families like my own--have lost our babies to various illnesses or birth defects.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Because we know what it feels like, we are extending our comfort and support to others, so that we may be able to touch their lives and let them know that they are not alone in this very difficult, healing journey.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://projectsweetpeas.com/howtohelp.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Project Sweet Peas</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> specializes each bag for a boy--or a girl--and will also customize the various bags by </span><a href="http://projectsweetpeas.com/giftbaginfo.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">holiday seasons, short-term or long-term NICU stays, and Memorial</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> bags for those babies that grow their wings much too soon.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If you have any questions, or would like to donate, or request a bag for a loved one, please contact me here, or email me at melissa@projectsweetpeas.com</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Help spread the word about my project NIMKEE BLESSINGS, by joining my facebook page at this link: </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/NIMKEE.BLESSINGS?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">http://www.facebook.com/NIMKEE.BLESSINGS</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">~Love, Peace, & </span><a href="http://projectsweetpeas.com/NimkeeBlessings.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Nimkee Blessings</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> from my family, to yours,</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Melissa xxoo</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">More information may be found by following the various embedded links in this post*</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">**All proceeds from NIMKEE BLESSINGS will be donated to </span><a href="http://www.sickkids.ca/Neonatology/Who-We-Are/Our-History/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Hospital for Sick Children, aka Sick Kids Hospital</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"><br /></span></div></span>Nimkee's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05124078466709494768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-13785178473437268772010-07-26T15:52:00.004-04:002010-07-27T01:09:58.810-04:00~Reflections of our Final Day~<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPV8Sm9DZFcW66s_Yns9PT0Fic6D9oVXVa2__EhKy-4zD8csESt4Ym5qWa3eM_vjHZ_CpqgtnOwzWaNtOCxV2etwex45OBIT42H8lL40lrYbSqMpQxFLBl85scw6D_7moS2KOzphSUBzk/s1600/NILMDTS++sample+III.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPV8Sm9DZFcW66s_Yns9PT0Fic6D9oVXVa2__EhKy-4zD8csESt4Ym5qWa3eM_vjHZ_CpqgtnOwzWaNtOCxV2etwex45OBIT42H8lL40lrYbSqMpQxFLBl85scw6D_7moS2KOzphSUBzk/s320/NILMDTS++sample+III.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498303920575823410" /></a><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">~Words cannot describe the searing, heart-clutching pain that a parent feels in their chest the very moment that their baby has been 'pronounced'.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"I'm very sorry, but he's gone.......</span></i></b><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"</span></i></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">How do you take another breath, knowing your</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> beloved has just taken his last? How can you fathom a future without this little</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">person by your side, sharing first smiles, sloppy</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> kisses, and giggles galore?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">One can't help but wonder "what do I do now? How will I get through this...."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The entire day was just a blur, with moments of vivid memories. I look back at our photographs taken during that final afternoon. The photographer's lens captured those heart wrenching images as we had to do the unthinkable.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKENafxMRF285XD1joL85hofLDk5l9e8qFju4hQbLDbD3pOtBRcHjLkkkwt7_ufOBdFi_FTfR1G6bV18OabfsdycbU8Zj2bYqAnjzKV6qV8KV0e6VZkxZUKvfuddW859lP7dx3g0KIEE/s320/NILMDTS+sample+IV.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 178px; height: 266px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498303909306698818" /><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"How do you say farewell, when you've just held this tiny little being in your arms for the very first time</span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> since he entered this world, outside your womb?"</span></b></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I remember walking out of the hospital that night, with empty arms. I hadn't taken a single breath of outdoor air in more than a week, since the day I entered the hospital to give birth 9 days earlier. I stayed by Bennett-Chadlen's bedside night and day, never wanting to be too far away in case the worst should suddenly occur. I wanted to be right there with him should they need to page me.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I stepped outside and took in a huge breath, and held it for a few moments. I could not believe what was happening.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"It's not supposed to be this way".</span></i></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpGuv82WploEXX9pORmhyphenhyphen2_vNwsQVFMt1evXoMbbjajOeO2L-B2N2Ac2s7SwzHp3SXQmEq0AUeQwBWFSjGxqNvAeZ4fba8oT_ZaS3od-nW2_UF-KlNrsqmti_WG03tB5GyISG97J0cVo/s320/IMG_1156.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 266px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498304352575641426" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">I was clutching a stuffed bunny in place of him, an Easter gift to Bennett-Chadlen from his brothers.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">In the days and weeks that followed I was able to look at the photos and feetprints,</span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXwnBBQVuPahf1anZqrtaDQLGX1wuoi9Gsio-SRmEAE9uC-UYND3A9RexMDQv3hALczOFGyFCoCt4Np_w20-Snbd_x7epOy4AKZz4DlXGs0SY1IdJId35IH-z8UsLgvU_kpxLNod85LI/s320/Nimkee's+feetprints.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 193px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498445818484322370" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I cherish the hand and foot moulds that were</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> made with my hands, and the hands of Nimkee's siblings.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> All of these items make him </span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">'real'</span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaewYfahCvnI6rTRv4kPJO2agkp8fY4LyI4WzBp1E1R6CcEYcpahx1mOaY-5GeZXp1bZYnUcAS7UxYmYRSehuJEkbPZw4h5iU4uGKJVAXRrHVvkh9vjKQ1noFdBnshwr8V4pZu6RKlfU/s320/Nimkee's+Shrine015.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 199px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498446414688124994" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">I cannot hold his hand again, but I can see his tiny fingers and feet....a lock of his hair....his gold embossed feetprints with the 6 gorgeous toes....all thanks to the little things that were done for us before we left the hospital.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAi15bngoj6N7ShFXJg1MzvU0YFyu3qI0lJN7Pe-MMYzGob223VA7nIeIJcqPEFktmyK75Y5oGn5eh7jw3tplRz6eolb3EkkWR-RY3_Y_pRDuTlHxfYxQhbw0FMjqHOdbgtl0LnY6-5M/s320/Nimkee's+Shrine008.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 199px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498446409572934882" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rXgm6JaucQIJUdJFt-F0xVZanrtsaA1Msl5VZa489NdLqq0S0cZQkN2wJrecS2NVPfXoIMhvk3S3A7cbXLX_BJkqsuFEm5lyRVk7-LIh-1Bh9qqlwMJ6MZ1SKqWfeLvhpMrAGQhr3X4/s320/Nimkee's+Shrine007.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 199px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498446403864007378" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">~ Gzaagin Nimkee ~ We love you ~ Forever in our hearts ~ Tattooed on my soul ~</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div>Nimkee's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05124078466709494768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-78308812477165303292010-07-26T14:18:00.004-04:002010-07-26T16:21:16.621-04:00~PROJECT SWEET PEAS on GOOD MORNING AMERICA!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjQqbSOoMeCA-BUu0aOr9x-Sqn_6e8_jLmteNqzUu1pmg-p3Pmvwxp1vmS-0dnx1Wgk0TzGcucXeF-_7Vr_uLYqTddEmx2LObUInEFb3P_v11yueIqYeKYxvR-1Ggyfp6HqxoSbsvnjo/s1600/B&W.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjQqbSOoMeCA-BUu0aOr9x-Sqn_6e8_jLmteNqzUu1pmg-p3Pmvwxp1vmS-0dnx1Wgk0TzGcucXeF-_7Vr_uLYqTddEmx2LObUInEFb3P_v11yueIqYeKYxvR-1Ggyfp6HqxoSbsvnjo/s320/B&W.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498283383903656354" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">~I am very ecstatic and proud to announce that tomorrow, Tuesday, July 27th, between 7-9am, <a href="http://projectsweetpeas.com/NimkeeBlessings.aspx">PROJECT SWEET PEAS</a> will be featured on ABC's daily news program <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/search?searchtext=pepsi%20refresh">Good Morning America!!</a></span><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Each month <a href="http://www.refresheverything.com/projectsweetpea">Pepsi Refresh</a> is giving away $1 million to various winners of their grant contest. The winning recipients are featured on Good Morning America to help bring awareness to their chosen projects.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">For more information on Pepsi Refresh & Project Sweet Peas, please click <a href="http://projectsweetpeas.com/PepsiRefreshProject.aspx">HERE</a>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Stayed tune for more information coming tomorrow following Project Sweet Peas debut!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Love, Peace, & <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NIMKEE.BLESSINGS?ref=ts">Nimkee Blessings</a>, from our family to yours xxoo</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></div>Nimkee's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05124078466709494768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-19991420846065578762010-07-24T19:42:00.005-04:002010-07-26T16:21:16.621-04:00~FIRST NIMKEE BLESSINGS FUNDRAISER~<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhME2WFebFcep2rP2l3ayXYZ3X7_1ai8QfGa8QKJdbFRNP7SnqlsIQoCkzddjIFXcsrd5MEgmr_yHQkc_yJyKAMPfqrNA2TPYKJk991gbPp-oOoaxkvzHyygX-ID9D2APr4nNQ5ksopGm8/s1600/First+Kiss.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhME2WFebFcep2rP2l3ayXYZ3X7_1ai8QfGa8QKJdbFRNP7SnqlsIQoCkzddjIFXcsrd5MEgmr_yHQkc_yJyKAMPfqrNA2TPYKJk991gbPp-oOoaxkvzHyygX-ID9D2APr4nNQ5ksopGm8/s320/First+Kiss.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497626494759512034" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">~Today was my first official fundraiser for my *~*</span><a href="http://projectsweetpeas.com/NimkeeBlessings.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">NIMKEE BLESSINGS</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*~* </span><a href="http://projectsweetpeas.com/default.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Project Sweet Peas</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> project. I have to say without a doubt that doing this in honour and memory of my sweet boy Bennett-Chadlen really did wonders for my grieving/healing heart. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I could feel his presence surrounding us today as I shared all about him, Project Sweet Peas, and our mission to help provide comfort and support items to other families with babies in the NICU, to let them know that they're not alone. All of the project leaders with this wonderful, compassionate organization know what it's like to have a child born under extraordinary circumstances. We come from a background of 'hands-on' knowledge of what it feels like to see your newborn child rushed into the NICU, instead of being placed into your waiting arms.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I held an impromptu yardsale/fundraiser to help me to purchase the items for my gift-bags which will be donated to the families in the Hospital for Sick Children NICU. This is where Bennett-Chadlen lived his entire 8 days.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I wanted my son's legacy to live on through my desire to comfort grieving families, and hope to create a 'ripple effect' that shall shine on through my children's lives as well. Bennett-Chadlen is with us always, and we aim to do him proud.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For more information about Nimkee Blessings, or Project Sweet Peas, feel free to check out the links provided above, or contact me here and I'll get back to you asap. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If you, or someone you know would like to donate items for me to sell for my fundraiser, please feel free to drop them off, or I can arrange for pick-up if need be.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Gchi-miigwech to all of you that have provided us with so much love, comfort, and prayers of peace and strength as we make our way through this healing journey.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Love, Peace, & Nimkee Blessings to you and yours,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Melissa & family</span></div><div><br /></div>Nimkee's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05124078466709494768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-69406480977849663632010-06-16T20:55:00.004-04:002010-07-26T16:21:16.622-04:00~NIMKEE BLESSINGS LOGO REVEALED!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4v-PXNjCnuEpFQatoVrNI7BE57_m41BkP9XQbxZAdcJiZyvuXiKtPDHnRqqFuT7cDw8W7e3VwhTH6PnTCuEeaqU4PizHsjhowIQOcqmLQU7YRWbonkVWMaR18TlJ-GCiGOqPCosEx9o/s1600/finished+logo.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4v-PXNjCnuEpFQatoVrNI7BE57_m41BkP9XQbxZAdcJiZyvuXiKtPDHnRqqFuT7cDw8W7e3VwhTH6PnTCuEeaqU4PizHsjhowIQOcqmLQU7YRWbonkVWMaR18TlJ-GCiGOqPCosEx9o/s320/finished+logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483541196792977426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I am proud to say that I completed this logo and it came out exactly how I had pictured it in my mind. I did have a little bit of help colouring in the halo from my friend Denise because I had never made any form of graphic image before and I had no idea what I was doing!! Thanks Denise!<br /><br />Now I am ready to get started on the business end of things and plan my fundraiser to purchase or receive donations of items which are needed and much appreciated! For further information you may reply by comment here, or email me at melissa@projectsweetpeas.com<br /><br />More information about Project Sweet Peas may be found at this link:<br />http://projectsweetpeas.com/default.aspx<br /><br />Nimkee's story may be found here:<br />http://projectsweetpeas.com/NimkeeBlessings.aspx<br /><br />If you are on facebook you may become a fan of my page at this link:<br />http://www.facebook.com/NIMKEE.BLESSINGS<br /><br />I look forward to hearing from you. Feedback is welcome!!!<br /><br />Love, Peace, & Nimkee Blessings,<br />Melissa xxoo</span>Nimkee's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05124078466709494768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-36990376047556340542010-05-05T09:06:00.003-04:002010-07-26T16:21:16.622-04:00~NIMKEE BLESSINGS~ Project Sweet Peas<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">~I wrote the following for my Project Sweet Peas webpage. Here is my story, and I'll share about Project Sweet Peas in another post, because it deserves it! More about Project Sweet Peas can be found in the links along the top of the page on <a href="http://projectsweetpeas.com/NimkeeBlessings.aspx">my Nimkee Blessings webpage</a>.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Arial, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> "</span></i></b></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">In July 2006, I found out that I was unexpectedly expecting.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I was scared, nervous, but elated and hopeful that this pregnancy would mean great things for me and my family.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I embraced this new life that was growing inside of me, looking forward to our future together.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I imagined what the next summer would be like with a new baby here.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I pictured the next mother’s day with a little one in my arms.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">My boys were happy and excited….life was good.</span></i></b></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I called my midwife and arranged to begin my prenatal journey as healthy as possible.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">One day she was here to draw some blood for regular prenatal tests and she asked if I would like her to draw a little bit extra to send away for a ‘maternal serum test’.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I had never opted for this in the past, but this time I said, “Sure, go for it, it will give me one less thing to worry about.”</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Several years ago in August of 1999, I delivered a stillborn son named Noah-Alexander. I already had 2 sons, and I went on to plan 2 more pregnancies after his birth.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Each pregnancy was very nerve-wracking for obvious reasons, and every day of those subsequent pregnancies was a joy, and a struggle, and resulted in 2 more healthy sons.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I told myself that lightning won’t strike twice and tried to relax and enjoy this new journey.</span></i></b></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I remember the day that my midwife phoned to let me know she had some results for me.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">She stopped by to explain to me that there was a 1:8 chance of my baby having Trisomy 18.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I had never heard of it.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">She told me it’s a chromosomal abnormality and that she had made me an appointment with a genetic counselor in the city nearly 2 hrs away.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I attended that appointment and was told what Trisomy 18 is, and was offered termination, and/or a chance to have an amniocentesis performed.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I opted for the amnio to find out for sure what we were possibly dealing with.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I could not envision myself spending the duration of the pregnancy wondering what might happen.</span></i></b></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span><span><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I went to Toronto, nearly 8 hrs south of here, to North York General Hospital to have the amnio performed.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I was frightened about the risks, but everything went fine.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">3 days later I received the preliminary FISH (</span></i></b></span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">fluorescence</span></i></b></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">in situ</span></b></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> hybridization) </span></i></b></span></span><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">test results which indicated that Trisomy 13 was detected in his cell sample.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">The final results came back a couple of weeks later and told me that I was expecting another son, and he did indeed have Full Trisomy 13, aka Patau Syndrome, in EVERY single cell of his entire body, meaning he had 3 copies of the 13</span></i></b></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">th</span></i></b></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> chromosome instead of just the 2 that he should have received—one from his father, one from myself.</span></i></b></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">More information about Trisomy 13 and Bennett-Chadlen can be found here at this site:</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.livingwithtrisomy13.org/MemoriesOfBennett.htm"><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">http://www.livingwithtrisomy13.org/MemoriesOfBennett.htm</span></i></b></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span style="font-family:Cambria;"></span></span></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I chose to embrace my son’s diagnosis and give him as much love and comfort as I could during our time together.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I was told that he may be premature, stillborn before Christmas, and I was very frightened as I remembered what I went through with Noah-Alexander so many years ago.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">This time I was prepared and decided to preplan his funeral arrangements in the event that it should occur suddenly.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I wanted to be able to give him the type of service that I hadn’t been able to give to Noah.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I knew that when or if it should happen,</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">that I would be recovering from childbirth, and grieving, possibly unable to think clearly and plan as thoroughly as I would like to.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I didn’t want to have any regrets.</span></i></b></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I travelled to Toronto once again to have level II ultrasounds, and fetal echocardiograms to see if any birth defects could be detected.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">The doctors had noted the possibility of a non-severe Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I requested to have a Fetal MRI to see what we were dealing with.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">He had no organs up in his chest and his lungs developed normally, which was great news!</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">These CDH babies do require immediate intubation at birth so that they don’t cry and possibly swallow air which could cause the internal organs and intestines to swell up and make it more difficult to fit everything back in place during the surgical repair. They were unable to see clearly if there was indeed a CDH, but we prepared for that just in case.</span></i></b></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I made arrangements to have the remainder of my prenatal appointments in Toronto at Mount Sinai Hospital, and Bennett-Chadlen would be transferred across the road and treated at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.</span></i></b></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Bennett-Chadlen was born on March 29</span></i></b></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">th</span></i></b></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">, 2007, 2 days overdue. He was very alert and responsive following birth and intubation and did not require the paralyzing sedatives because he was not fighting the ventilator.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">When I was able to see him for the first time, I spoke his name and he turned his head to look at me.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">He heard me and knew I was there!</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">It was the most amazing feeling in the world.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">My friend quickly snapped a photo of him looking right at me, and another one looking at her because he saw the flash of the camera.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I cherish these photos more than words can express.</span></i></b></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">The surgeon came over to Mount Sinai to see him and told us the wonderful news that he appeared to be doing very well and may not require the surgical repair.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">He said he was transferring him to do further tests, and would be able to extubate Bennett-Chadlen if the hernia was not detected.</span></i></b></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">The next time I saw my boy later in the day, he was unresponsive and on full life-support.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">He fought hard and lived his life in 8 days, passing away due to unexpected complications on Good Friday, April 6</span></i></b></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">th</span></i></b></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">, 2007.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Easter is always a period of remembrance, as well as his birth and angel dates.</span></i></b></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">We miss him very much, and are very happy that we had the chance to hold him and sing to him as he passed away in our arms, surrounded by his siblings, family, and dear friends.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">We had a chance to have a prenatal photo shoot taken by photographer Heather Renee Morgan of Lifespark.ca, and she also did a photo shoot while he was in the NICU.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">On his final day we had a photographer come from a wonderful organization called Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep and he took photos of all of us surrounding Nimkee with unconditional love.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I highly recommend that all new mothers-to-be of babies who have been prenatally diagnosed with any type of possible complication should be sure and get these photo mementos to hold onto.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I have made my photos into video montages, and display Bennett-Chadlen’s keepsakes in my home so others can know he is still very real to us.</span></i></b></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I want to be able to reach out and give love, comfort, and support to others as they to endure the difficult NICU days.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">It’s difficult to prepare for such an emotionally charged period, but we will strive to do our best to provide others with things that will help make the NICU experience a little more positive, comfortable and memorable.</span></i></b></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">We will also make available some Bennett Blankets and Bennett Bunnies to give as sibling gifts.</span></i></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">My boys have these and they sleep with them every night, drifting off to sleep cuddled in their baby brother’s “hugs”."</span></i></b></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Much love, peace, and Nimkee blessings to you and yours……Melissa & family</span></i></b></span></span></span></span></p></span></span></span></div></div>Nimkee's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05124078466709494768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-42631542146283007392010-05-03T15:01:00.002-04:002010-07-26T15:41:23.601-04:00~When A Baby Dies~<span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">~Here is a 5 minute and 29 second glimpse into my world....and hearts of so many mothers (& fathers) like me. No matter how long it's been, we all still have our days where we remember precisely all of those unspoken emotions....and somehow have to learn how to go on. Do you REALLY want to know how we're doing?---watch this and you'll see ♥ Love, Peace, & Nimkee Blessings to all who remember ♥ xx</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">oo</span><br /><br /><object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/btHzZFUMPDY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/btHzZFUMPDY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object>Nimkee's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05124078466709494768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-88008973806119137532010-04-16T17:07:00.007-04:002010-07-26T16:12:45.909-04:00~JOSIAH'S JOURNEY~<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">~As many of you know, my son Bennett-Chadlen was born with a rare chromosomal abnormality called Trisomy 13, aka Patau Syndrome. The following is a fundraising effort in Memory of Josiah, another Trisomy ^Angel^. Please click the following link, and learn more about this wonderful family, and their beautiful son Josiah. Help them, to help others. Families like theirs, and mine, will be eternally grateful for your thoughtful donations.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">With Love, Peace, & Nimkee blessings.....Gchi-miigwech ~ Big Thanks ♥</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://www.josiahsjourney.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">http://www.josiahsjourney.ca/</span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://www.prayingforjosiah.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">http://www.prayingforjosiah.blogspot.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><a href="http://www.josiahsjourney.ca/"></a>~The following is taken from Josiah's website:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://www.josiahsjourney.ca/images/no_foot_too_small.gif" /><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(87, 113, 117); line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><h2 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; font-size:2.083em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">"Welcome to Josiah's Journey!</span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 17px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Josiah's Journey is a charitable fundraiser in memory of Josiah Morash who died on July 28th from a rare genetic disorder known as</span></span><a href="http://www.livingwithtrisomy13.org/" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Trisomy 13</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> or </span></span><a href="http://www.livingwithtrisomy13.org/" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Patau's syndrome</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">.</span></span></strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 17px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Proceeds from Josiah's Journey support the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. Joseph's Hospital in London, Ontario.</span></span></strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 17px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "></span></span></span></strong></p><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 17px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">As a result of this diagnosis, Josiah was given only a 3% chance of surviving the pregnancy. Beating incredible odds, Josiah grew close to full term and was born alive. Due to the many complications of Trisomy 13, Josiah also died this very same day - his birth day.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 17px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Josiah's life was the </span></span><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Greatest Blessing</span></span></strong></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> to our family. He brought more love, joy and faith to our lives than we could have ever imagined. Please join us as we continue with Josiah's legacy - a precious little red-headed boy whose spirit was filled with courage. Let us always remember Josiah as we reach out to help other families in need of neonatal intensive care."</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 17px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></p></strong></span><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></strong><p></p><div><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></strong></div><div class="container" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; width: 405px; "><a href="http://www.josiahsjourney.ca/index-1.html" class="link-1" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; float: left; background-image: url(http://www.josiahsjourney.ca/images/link_bg.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; "><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.josiahsjourney.ca/images/link_left.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "></em></a></div></div></div></div>Nimkee's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05124078466709494768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-34610848874758330412010-03-22T22:13:00.002-04:002010-07-26T16:12:45.909-04:00~**~FACES OF TRISOMY~**~<a href="http://www.hopefortrisomy13and18.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=70&Itemid=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">~FACES OF TRISOMY~(click here for link to website)</span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.hopefortrisomy13and18.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=70&Itemid=1"></a>~As we near the end of MARCH, which is also TRISOMY AWARENESS MONTH, I'd like to share this beautiful video montage with you. Please watch it with compassion in your hearts, and know the unconditional love that we Trisomy parents feel for our children.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Bennett-Chadlen was born with Trisomy 13. His 3rd birthday is approaching in a week's time, March 29. My heart is heavy with the pain of his loss, but these images give me HOPE that we are entering into a world where these children will be widely accepted, and parents will be understood. We cherished the gift, the blessing, that our beloved children are to us. Nimkee's spirit is alive and well in our home, and in our hearts forever.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">~Much Love, Peace, & Nimkee blessings to you and yours......Melissa xxoo</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is what the photographer shared on the Hope for Trisomy 13 & 18 site:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"Faces Of Trisomy</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> by Jude Wolpert<br /><br />March is Trisomy Awareness month. I photographed this series of portraits at the SOFT (Support for Families with Trisomy 18, 13 and Related Disorders) conference in Roanoke, Virginia during July 2009. I am trying to raise awareness that while only 10% of these kids survive their first year the ones that do live a rich life. Expectant parents are often told that Trisomy is incompatible with life and I am trying to share their unique beauty through these digital images. These children and young adults do not pose for photographs but can be captured being themselves, living in the moment. Most are non-verbal so I see it as an honor to help tell their stories visually."</span></span><br /><div><br /></div><div><object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-u2nbfgpP3U&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-u2nbfgpP3U&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Nimkee's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05124078466709494768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-12806312329020363042010-03-18T18:38:00.003-04:002010-07-26T16:12:45.909-04:00~TRISOMY 13 AWARENESS VIDEO~<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">~THIS is a beautiful video created by a friend and fellow Trisomy 13 Mommy---Micayla, Mommy to <a href="http://www.livingwithtrisomy13.org/memoriesofFaithC.htm"><b><i>Angel Faith</i></b></a>. Please watch and share with others, so that everyone can see the true face of Trisomy 13.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Sadly, many never hear of Trisomy 13, aka Patau Syndrome, until their own prenatal diagnosis. Trisomy and nature do not discriminate. There is currently no way to prevent this, nor is there a cure. Quite often, Trisomy 13 is not diagnosed prenatally until half-way through the pregnancy---as is what occurred with my own prenatal journey with<b><i> </i></b><a href="http://livingwithtrisomy13.org/memoriesofbennett.htm"><b><i>Bennett-Chadlen</i></b></a>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We formed a bond with our sweet boy and then the devastating prognosis was delivered. I have to say that despite the fact that I knew his time here on Earth may be short, I looked forward to every prenatal visit. I cherish the memory of each peak we had by ultra-sound, and I remember the sound of his heart beating inside of me. The birth of my son Nimkee was one of the most amazing days of my life.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">As you will see in this video montage, many families love and treasure the time that they have received with their little ones. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Many children are continuing to thrive, and you may see some of their beautiful, smiling faces here!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Much Love, Peace, & Nimkee blessings to all, especially our special Trisomy families....XXOO</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE0IVJjPidMhttp://">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE0IVJjPidM</a></span></div><div><br /></div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OE0IVJjPidM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OE0IVJjPidM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Nimkee's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05124078466709494768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120136911158874876.post-85273019736712748292010-03-15T17:22:00.005-04:002010-07-26T16:13:25.836-04:00~Highlighting CDH ~ Denise's quilt<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPMmjpuo1-9vdhL-T9sFG-Hr9u6pqcdaXpeh5JmG1m2lvLu7b-pHYcSZ_stzXX2des6DFlmLnfFTIhrg_4orWfVfFwuGlVIWsUn4uGQGFsRHvuPNNni5U2DH_Hxz7O20oJvDwupGCpb8/s1600-h/BennettRoy2.gif"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPMmjpuo1-9vdhL-T9sFG-Hr9u6pqcdaXpeh5JmG1m2lvLu7b-pHYcSZ_stzXX2des6DFlmLnfFTIhrg_4orWfVfFwuGlVIWsUn4uGQGFsRHvuPNNni5U2DH_Hxz7O20oJvDwupGCpb8/s320/BennettRoy2.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448977890537751410" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 154px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.freewebs.com/angelryandesigns/cdhquilt.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">http://www.freewebs.com/angelryandesigns/cdhquilt.htm</span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">~My friend Denise made this beautiful quilt in Honour & Memory of all of our dear CDH* babies who were born affected by this devastating birth defect. More information can be found at the links on the lower right of this page.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">{*CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA}</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">~Here is another graphic design made by Denise to help spread awareness for CDH.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp06cUkO6YfKqJdGqT4JT0YHQTpoIQbwfVeJ_KJedkB33BRBNr4Ed7FAMM6wZPEKCawg9ZZWRxHHl79aKI66z3-3G9oRNf9MUPpMB4KmfHr-vxnXv3VIyBqDB3IIGD6_P_8ph95k8Ykf8/s1600-h/Denise's+cdh+graphic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp06cUkO6YfKqJdGqT4JT0YHQTpoIQbwfVeJ_KJedkB33BRBNr4Ed7FAMM6wZPEKCawg9ZZWRxHHl79aKI66z3-3G9oRNf9MUPpMB4KmfHr-vxnXv3VIyBqDB3IIGD6_P_8ph95k8Ykf8/s400/Denise's+cdh+graphic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448991485928914834" /></a><div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></u></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">~Sending lots of Love, Peace, & Nimkee blessings to all families who lives have been affected by Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.....xxoo</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">~THANKS DENISE! Remembering Angel Ryan & Angel Jesse always......(((HUGS)))</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Nimkee's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05124078466709494768noreply@blogger.com0