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		<title>October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month</title>
		<link>http://blogofrugrats.com/2010/10/02/october-is-down-syndrome-awareness-month.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 10:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mommy (Lorna)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(A video by the Malaysian Down Syndrome Association) This month, people from all over the world are celebrating and acknowledging how their lives has been touched by the extra genetic material in the 21st chromosome. Amazing advances medically and socially have been made in order to improve the quality of life for those with Trisomy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m not sure what to say when they ask, part 2</title>
		<link>http://blogofrugrats.com/2010/08/24/im-not-sure-what-to-say-when-they-ask-part-2.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mommy (Lorna)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Exclusively Ezra]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received a couple of e-mails soon after I blogged my previous post, asking me if I was OK. Yes, I am fine. Am I angry? Nope. Just tired, I suppose. I just want people to stop telling me that Edry doesn&#8217;t look like he has Down syndrome, or that he is special, or that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m not sure what to say when they ask</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mommy (Lorna)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;How did he get it? Was it something you did during pregnancy?&#8221; I want to say: Maybe when I reincarnate as a scientist in my next life, I&#8217;ll let you know, OK? &#8220;He looks normal, doesn&#8217;t look like he&#8217;s sick.&#8221; I want to say: Sure, like if you get Alzheimer&#8217;s one day, you&#8217;ll stop being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life is special with Down syndrome</title>
		<link>http://blogofrugrats.com/2010/08/23/life-is-special-with-down-syndrome.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mommy (Lorna)</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been watching a Web docu-series called The Specials, about the lives of five people living together. They are so inspirational, and full of character! Sam&#8217;s the cheeky guy, Lewis is pointedly funny, Lucy&#8217;s the responsible one, Hilly is the romantic drama queen, and Megan is the quiet overachiever. Lewis has Williams syndrome, while Lucy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t pity him, don&#8217;t pity me</title>
		<link>http://blogofrugrats.com/2010/08/16/dont-pity-him-dont-pity-me.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mommy (Lorna)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Exclusively Edry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[down syndrome]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I went shopping with Edry yesterday. Maybe it&#8217;s how small Edry looks, but a few people saw him and said, &#8220;Kesian,&#8221; which is Malay for the word pity. Is this a habit for some people when they see a small baby? I understand if they say, &#8220;Aw, how cute,&#8221; which I am SO sure is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not much emotions here</title>
		<link>http://blogofrugrats.com/2010/08/02/not-much-emotions-here.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mommy (Lorna)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a reason why I keep most of my blogs sounding strictly factual, focusing mostly on the goings-on of life. I hate being personal. It&#8217;s a rare occurence for me to blog about things that exposes my emotional well-being. I hate doing that. What I feel is none of anyone&#8217;s business but myself. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1st visit to Kiwanis Down Syndrome Foundation (KDSF) Kota Kinabalu</title>
		<link>http://blogofrugrats.com/2010/07/14/1st-visit-to-kiwanis-down-syndrome-foundation-kdsf-kota-kinabalu.htm</link>
		<comments>http://blogofrugrats.com/2010/07/14/1st-visit-to-kiwanis-down-syndrome-foundation-kdsf-kota-kinabalu.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mommy (Lorna)</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[sabah]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, after sending Ezra to daycare, I figured I drop by the KDSF centre in Taman Milek 2, Jalan Lintas, Luyang, to continue my quest for more information on Down syndrome centres in Kota Kinabalu. It was fairly easy to find the place (well, easy since I already found the place via Google Map), and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy baby and more DS understanding</title>
		<link>http://blogofrugrats.com/2010/07/09/healthy-baby-and-more-ds-understanding.htm</link>
		<comments>http://blogofrugrats.com/2010/07/09/healthy-baby-and-more-ds-understanding.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mommy (Lorna)</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[assessment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hypotonia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low muscle tone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edry had his follow-up check with our paediatrician (PD) this morning, and he passed with flying colours! The doc noted that his jaundice is looking better, which means that Edry&#8217;s liver functions are getting better (yay!). His lungs, heart and everything else checks OK too. I only need to put some lotion on him since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning about Down syndrome and disabilities</title>
		<link>http://blogofrugrats.com/2010/07/07/learning-about-down-syndrome-and-disabilities.htm</link>
		<comments>http://blogofrugrats.com/2010/07/07/learning-about-down-syndrome-and-disabilities.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mommy (Lorna)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Notice that I now have a new page called Down Syndrome in Sabah? Now that I have Edry, I have developed a passion to know more about Down syndrome and other forms of learning disabilities, to see what I need to and can do in order to prepare Edry for the best in his life. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Griping about Science and Math being taught in English? Please don&#8217;t</title>
		<link>http://blogofrugrats.com/2009/01/05/griping-about-science-and-math-being-taught-in-english-please-dont.htm</link>
		<comments>http://blogofrugrats.com/2009/01/05/griping-about-science-and-math-being-taught-in-english-please-dont.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mommy (Lorna)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was quite ecstatic to find out that Eric will soon be learning the Arabic language in school. I don&#8217;t know Arabic, but I know how to read and write in Jawi, hopefully that&#8217;s a jump start for me to help Eric with his studies. It&#8217;s always good to be able to learn a new [...]]]></description>
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