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Spina Bifida Awareness Month
October is not just Breast Cancer Awareness month. (My mom is an 8 yr survivor!)
It's also National Spina Bifida Awareness month. My 12 yr old daughter has spina bifida. If you'd like info about what it is please ask or visit
www.sbaa.org . And you can look at my homepage for photos of us:
http://hometown.aol.com/bendcoles/index.html . 1 in 1000 births have a child with a neural tube defect. It's one of the most common disabilities but most people know nothing about it. Research now shows that taking folic acid before you even decide to get pregnant and then during pregnancy can reduce the occurance of SB. We have no telethon. We get no national attention. But we try to spread the word about SB as much as we can through support groups.
