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[Guest guest]

Hello and Welcome to our group!

My name is Kristy Colvin and I am the president of

International Mosaic Down Syndrome Association.

(IMDSA) I am so glad that you found us! I think that

we have another parent living in your area! I will

check it out and let you know.

Please check out our web sites for more information.

At http://www.mosaicdownsyndrome.com you can read

personal stories from other parents experiencing the

same things you experience! Please add your own

personal story. It means so much to everyone! Also,

you will discover links to doctors knowledgeable in

MDS. You can speak with these doctors through email

and you can request the MDS research book done by Dr.

-Cook. Please fill out the information sheet

there. This way, we can have a record of you and your

wonderful family!

At http://www.imdsa.com you will find lots of

information on IMDSA! Here you can become a member of

our growing organization. By becoming a member, you

will receive our quarterly newsletter " Mosaic World " ,

our parent packet full of MDS information, and great

discounts to IMDSA functions! We are currently

planning our first MDS awareness convention to be held

in November,2003 in Orlando, Florida. You can learn

how to register for the convention on our web site as

well. Please consider purchasing a calendar from

IMDSA. The link is under " promotions " on the site. Our

IMDSA 2003 calendar is filled with some of our

beautiful children with MDS. All countries holidays

are listed on this calendar, so that no one is left

out! Your tax deductible donation of $10.00 USD will

go towards helping IMDSA reach more people touched by

Mosaic Down syndrome.

If there is any way I can be of assistance, please do

not hesitate to ask!

Sincerely,

Kristy Colvin

President IMDSA

Mom to Arron 21, 18, Tim 16(MDS), Stevan 16,

and Garrett 7

The only handicap a person has are the people around

them!

(unknown)

Hello, everyone! I am very excited to have found this

great

resource! My name is and I have a 2 and 1/2

year old, ,

with MDS. My husband and I also have a 15

month old typical

child, . I am also a stepmother to my husband's 2

children..ages

15 and 11. Ok, now that all that is out of the way..I

am excited to

get to know you all! We live in Cincinnati, Ohio and

don't really

know anyone yet that has a child with MDS. We plan on

going to the

MDS convention in October, but need to get more

details first. I

look forward to hearing from you, and am excited to be

part of this

group!

Take care.