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		<title>Singing for Chinese New Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Karen Sometimes I blog about challenges we have with finding activities, especially sports, which my daughter Miranda can do.  Yes, Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva has its difficulties, but for lots of things there&#8217;s little or no FOP complication. This past week, for instance, Miranda and her class participated in a Chinese New Year celebration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sports&#8230;  Gulp</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Karen It seems we spent a lot of time this week talking and thinking about sports.  More specifically, my daughter Miranda&#8217;s participation in same. In Canada, sports are encouraged for everybody, able-bodied and those with disabilities alike.  Miranda, at age 7, can&#8217;t help but absorb that.  But&#8230;  Miranda&#8217;s  Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miranda&#8217;s 7th birthday!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Karen Today Miranda is 7 years old.  7.  SEVEN.  I can&#8217;t believe it!  Where did the time go, and how did my girl get so big? This whole weekend has been, as it should be, all about Miranda.  We kicked off the festivities on Friday evening by letting Miss M pick where we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A word for 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Karen A week or so ago, a friend of mine posted on Facebook that she was doing that exercise where you think of a single word which best describes what you hope for/want to achieve this year.  I thought about that, and had an immediate response.  The word I thought of?  Confidence. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Playing in the snow, and Happy New Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Karen Ah, it&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Day&#8230;  A day for looking ahead, and hoping for a great year to come.  On the downside, seasonal holidays are only 1 day longer &#8211; d&#8217;oh!  Our family has had a really fun break, and while we&#8217;ll be refreshed and ready to get back to the regular routine, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merry Christmas!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Karen Today is Christmas Day&#8230;  &#8220;It&#8217;s the most &#8211; wonderful - ti-i-i-i-me of the year!&#8221;  Miranda, age 6, and her brother Owen, age 9, have ripped into their presents and are now having a great time playing with new treasures.  Later on today, we&#8217;ll eat turkey, sweet potatos and all the fixings, and even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yay!  It&#8217;s Christmas time!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Karen I&#8217;M BAA-AACK!  And happy to be blogging again, after 3 weeks off to deal with a&#8230;  time-consuming project I had to do through work (end point was Friday Dec 16).  The early part of December was a tough slog for me, and now I&#8217;m ready to relax! However, the past month wasn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A new FOP mom&#8217;s perspective, and more&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Karen I recently made the acquaintance (via Internet, but still) of a woman whose beautiful little girl, Addi, was recently diagnosed with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva.  While going through all the strong and difficult times that entails, my new friend, Shannon, also started a blog about her family&#8217;s journey with FOP.  Recently, Shannon and her family had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flu shot fiasco, Part III</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Karen Why can&#8217;t getting a flu shot EVER be a simple thing for Miranda? This is the third year in a row that we&#8217;ve experienced drama and/or confusion and/or delays in getting a simple flu shot for Miss M.  I have to say, this is getting kind of old&#8230; Before I tell you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.friendswithfop.com/2011/11/flu-shot-fiasco-part-iii/</link>
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		<title>For Arica&#8230;Thanks for making me smile again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[posted by Suzanne I should be sad today.  Why?  Because I have been kind of sad for awhile now. But I am not today. Of all days to feel happy, the beautiful fall weather here in Seattle has turned dark and rainy.  Instead of dry leaves littering our lawns and street, we now now have [...]]]></description>
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