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Dear Friend,
WalkAmerica
2004 is next month in most communities. By now everyone who is participating
has registered and is busy raising money. Fund raising is as easy
as sending out some e-mails if you register and participate online.
Good luck to everyone. Be proud of whatever you raise. Every dollar
helps. This month's Personal Spotlight features the story of Jack Ryan,
born at 33 weeks and a giant in the NICU. Because you are part of
the March of Dimes family, we're sharing this story with you. Also
in this newsletter, you'll find information about:
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After what started out to be an easy, uneventful pregnancy, I woke up one morning in my 7th month to find I was bleeding. My husband and I rushed to the hospital and my son, Jack Ryan, was born 19 hours later. He was born at 33 weeks, and at 5 lbs. looked like a giant next to most of the babies in the NICU! He was put on a ventilator and given surfactant. After he was able to breath on his own (5 days after he was born) he was sent to phase II of the NICU, where he needed to learn to suck, swallow and breathe at the same time, and regulate his body temperature. We were so blessed to be able to bring Jack home after only 2 weeks in the NICU. But, even though he's over a year old now, the images of all the tiny babies struggling to survive never leaves me. For this reason, I volunteered to help with WalkAmerica, and actually accepted a job with my local chapter as a WalkAmerica Coordintor this fall. I keep two pictures of Jack on my desk: One from the day he was born, with tubes and tape and wires all over his tiny body, and a new picutre of my healthy, happy 18-month-old boy. They are constant reminders of why we do what we do. |
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Accutane and Other Retinoids
Accutane is a prescription medication used to treat severe nodular
(cystic) acne (a disfiguring form of acne that causes multiple inflamed
cysts and scarring) that has not responded to other treatments.
Accutane is a member of a family of drugs called retinoids, which
are related to vitamin A. When taken during pregnancy, Accutane
and other retinoids can cause very serious birth defects.
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 Johnny Cash helps support the March of Dimes. The Salk vaccine field trials began on April 26, 1954. To commemorate this historic anniversary, throughout 2004 Miracles is going to bring you a different vintage photograph from the March of Dimes archives taken during the polio vaccine rollout 50 years ago. |
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WalkAmerica's national sponsors are going all out to save babies. Kmart, also the number one WalkAmerica team, is conducting its unparalleled in-store paper sneaker campaign, where customers purchase a sneaker to support the March of Dimes. CIGNA is donating $5, up to $600,000, for everyone who registers on walkamerica.org to participate in WalkAmerica. Customers at Famous Footwear stores will be asked to "Touch a Life" by making a donation in store from 3/14-4/24. Customers who donate $5 or more will receive a Touch a Life commemorative pin. As part of Discovery Health Channel's sponsorship, Discovery Channel Stores will be asking customers for a donation at the register.
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Best, Editor Miracles Online March of Dimes |
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by the March of Dimes, a nonprofit organization. The mission of the
March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth
defects and infant mortality. For more information about the March of Dimes, visit our Web site at marchofdimes.com. This newsletter is for information purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. © March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, 2004 |
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Have you found this newsletter interesting? Please consider making a secure online donation today to help save babies! Click here. |
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 Join others in the fight to defeat premature birth, and help give every baby a healthy start.
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Eating Smart. Fruits and veggies are chock full of vitamins that a pregnant woman and her baby need. Try to eat 2 to 4 servings of fruits and 3 to 5 servings of vegetables daily. To boost your intake, try topping your cereal with tasty blueberries or strawberries, or making sandwiches with iron-rich raisin bread. |
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