Re: Parent's courage

[Guest guest]

I'm glad you enjoyed the articles . Hannah's article was on the

front page and she was quite the celebrity for a long time! We even

had someone recognize her a month ago and that story ran back in

July! I think the more papers who write about plagio the less

stares and odd comments you'll get, so getting the word out is the

best thing you can do. Though the stares may bother you at first,

you can rest assured that Cole will love the extra attention. He

won't have a clue why more people are staring at him, so he'll just

chalk it all up as attention for being his charming self . There

arent' too many banded babies around here, so we do get lots of

stares, but I always take it as an opportunity to educate people. I

met only my second banded baby in public tonight after over a year

of Hannah being banded! It's a small world--the mom recongnized

Hannah from the Cranial Tech calendar even! Cole will be very proud

of you when he's older and knows all you've done for him .

, mom to Hannah, DOCband #3 3/30

Cape Cod, Ma

> I was just reading all the stories that were published in local

> papers about children with Plagio. I want to thank you parents for

> having the courage to allow them to be published. I live in a

small

> town full of very judgemental people, so I have been concerned

about

> how people are going to react to seeing my son with the band on

his

> head. I was freaking out about taking him in public, I was being

> shallow I know, but it is something that worried me. Reading these

> articles and seeing how strong all of you were has helped.

Hannah's

> story and picture really made me realize that what people say,

like

> did your mom drop you, or how people look at Cole doesn't matter.

> What matters is my son's well-being. I have to be strong for him,

> and not wory about others opinions. I think that if it actually

> comes down to Cole being banded that I will try to get our local

> paper to publish a article about him and his Plagio also. Maybe if

> more people are aware of the condition it will lighten the stares

> and comments on our weekly trip to the grocery store, and even if

> not I will hold my head up high and be proud of my son. Plus I

would

> like to let other parents out there know that there is something

we

> can do to help our children with this problem other than letting

> their hair grow to cover it.

[Guest guest]

I have actually never seen a banded baby other than in pictures on

this site and Cranial Techs, actually I had never even heard of a

baby being banded for flat spots. I just thought it was something

that my child would have to live with for the rest of his life. Even

our ped. told us he would either grow out of it or just deal with it

basically. Then my aunt from Boston told me that she had seen a news

report about helmets, so I started looking around on the internet

and found out about Plagio. This site has been so helpful, and

stories like Hannah's are great. Reading her story really helped me

have a better outlook on the whole thing. THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!

THANK YOU!!!

> > I was just reading all the stories that were published in local

> > papers about children with Plagio. I want to thank you parents

for

> > having the courage to allow them to be published. I live in a

> small

> > town full of very judgemental people, so I have been concerned

> about

> > how people are going to react to seeing my son with the band on

> his

> > head. I was freaking out about taking him in public, I was being

> > shallow I know, but it is something that worried me. Reading

these

> > articles and seeing how strong all of you were has helped.

> Hannah's

> > story and picture really made me realize that what people say,

> like

> > did your mom drop you, or how people look at Cole doesn't

matter.

> > What matters is my son's well-being. I have to be strong for

him,

> > and not wory about others opinions. I think that if it actually

> > comes down to Cole being banded that I will try to get our local

> > paper to publish a article about him and his Plagio also. Maybe

if

> > more people are aware of the condition it will lighten the

stares

> > and comments on our weekly trip to the grocery store, and even

if

> > not I will hold my head up high and be proud of my son. Plus I

> would

> > like to let other parents out there know that there is something

> we

> > can do to help our children with this problem other than letting

> > their hair grow to cover it.

[Guest guest]

Can someone point me in a direction where I can see these articles?

> > > I was just reading all the stories that were published in

local

> > > papers about children with Plagio. I want to thank you parents

> for

> > > having the courage to allow them to be published. I live in a

> > small

> > > town full of very judgemental people, so I have been concerned

> > about

> > > how people are going to react to seeing my son with the band

on

> > his

> > > head. I was freaking out about taking him in public, I was

being

> > > shallow I know, but it is something that worried me. Reading

> these

> > > articles and seeing how strong all of you were has helped.

> > Hannah's

> > > story and picture really made me realize that what people say,

> > like

> > > did your mom drop you, or how people look at Cole doesn't

> matter.

> > > What matters is my son's well-being. I have to be strong for

> him,

> > > and not wory about others opinions. I think that if it

actually

> > > comes down to Cole being banded that I will try to get our

local

> > > paper to publish a article about him and his Plagio also.

Maybe

> if

> > > more people are aware of the condition it will lighten the

> stares

> > > and comments on our weekly trip to the grocery store, and even

> if

> > > not I will hold my head up high and be proud of my son. Plus I

> > would

> > > like to let other parents out there know that there is

something

> > we

> > > can do to help our children with this problem other than

letting

> > > their hair grow to cover it.

[Guest guest]

They are at files/News Articles about plagio babies or about helmets

in general.

, mom to Hannah, DOCband #3 3/30

Cape Cod, Ma

> > > > I was just reading all the stories that were published in

> local

> > > > papers about children with Plagio. I want to thank you

parents

> > for

> > > > having the courage to allow them to be published. I live in

a

> > > small

> > > > town full of very judgemental people, so I have been

concerned

> > > about

> > > > how people are going to react to seeing my son with the band

> on

> > > his

> > > > head. I was freaking out about taking him in public, I was

> being

> > > > shallow I know, but it is something that worried me. Reading

> > these

> > > > articles and seeing how strong all of you were has helped.

> > > Hannah's

> > > > story and picture really made me realize that what people

say,

> > > like

> > > > did your mom drop you, or how people look at Cole doesn't

> > matter.

> > > > What matters is my son's well-being. I have to be strong for

> > him,

> > > > and not wory about others opinions. I think that if it

> actually

> > > > comes down to Cole being banded that I will try to get our

> local

> > > > paper to publish a article about him and his Plagio also.

> Maybe

> > if

> > > > more people are aware of the condition it will lighten the

> > stares

> > > > and comments on our weekly trip to the grocery store, and

even

> > if

> > > > not I will hold my head up high and be proud of my son. Plus

I

> > > would

> > > > like to let other parents out there know that there is

> something

> > > we

> > > > can do to help our children with this problem other than

> letting

> > > > their hair grow to cover it.