8th day/wiping butts/chromosome testing/CK

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<THE EIGHT DAY! " . The movie was made in France (excellent movie) about a

storyof a young man with Down Syndrome and the impact he made in the life of

a busy executive and his familyall in 8 days. Very touching story. Kathy >

Hi, Everyone....Kathy...never heard of it. Is it an old movie or one that

can be rented at the video store? Sorry....read the answer in a later

message!!!

<Oh My Gosh ! Something else I did not even think of. Just getting to

the restroom routine and finally the underwear , totally forgot about the

self-skill cleansing . > I haven't ever said anything because

I am very happy that Gareth is toilet trained. I realize a lot of kids his

age aren't. But believe me, there's nothing pleasant about helping a 13

y/o to wipe his butt!!!

<so we waited until he was around 5 mos.old before getting the chromosome

test done. Since he was very healthy andactive, we had several people wonder

out loud whether he really had DS. MB > We had to have

the same thing done for Gareth because he " didn't look or feel like a Raggedy

Ann doll. " Nurses can be sooooooo cruel at time. A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to

you and Ben. Enjoy your nice, quiet dinner.

CK.....when Ian gets into Pathfinders, do they have the OK to try different

meds under a controlled situation? If they come up with a combo that works

and brings behavior under control, do they send the kids home? Just curious?

Take care, Everyone.

Margaret