MY DAUGHTER......:)

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Hey everyone:)

I have to write this email because I'm so proud of my daughter. In 2007 she was

struck down with bacteria spinal menigitus and she almost died but the end

result was she rendered predominately deaf. This was a whole new ball game for

both of us. I never felt so helpless and out of control of our lives as I did

then. Up until then she was a normal very active child. She was 7. Now she is 10

years old. We learned how to sign, had bi lateral cochlear implants installed

and tweaked for a year until it was as good as it was going to get. She played

softball for the very first time when she was nine, then again when 10 and now

for the very first time she tried out for the 5th grade traveling basketball

team for her school and made it. Turns out she's actually very good.....gotta

lot of potential is what I've been told....(makes me choke up for all she's been

through) and out of all this she has kept her grades at an A average and she's

really a good kid. I have to say I've learned a lot about my daughter through

this life changing path that was given to us and I must say she's my hero.....my

daughter, my heart.... my

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Lawson aka a very proud momma