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Updates: 1. Coping with the loss of baby Matthew - the first year 2. Sophie's Walk for Vasa Previa - Claudia and her family organized a 5 km walk on Sunday October 1, 2006 in her local community to raise money and awareness on vasa previa. We honoured Matthew in such a beautiful way...Click here for the whole story. 3. Walk raises awareness, cash for rare condition. You may never have heard of vasa previa, but a Woodbridge resident hopes to change that. Click here for the whole story. 4. Claudia and Mike at the 2007 Baby/Toddler
Show - as exhibitors speaking to expectant moms on vasa previa.
Click here for
more. Articles: 1. Story of Matthew in the official IVPF site.
There are also other vp angels in this section of the website: 2. Multiple Births Canada and Multiple Births Families - Story of baby Matthew here. http://www.multiplebirthsfamilies.com/articles/ber_q13.html 3. A very good newspaper
article to read, the title says it all: "What
it means to grieve, from those who know". 4. The story of baby Matthew in the grief blog, which also aired part of the story on the live Internet show on Thursday January 31st, 2007 by Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley on www.Health.Americavoice.com: http://thegriefblog.com/grief/grief/claudias-vasa-previa-story/ 5. From the Twinless Twin Support Group. An article called,
"Parents of Twins - Death of a Twin": 7. An interesting article on where our money goes... 8. Ontario was only screening newborns for only 2 disorders whereas other provinces were testing for up to 27... Ontario to screen newborns for more diseases 9. Moms-to-be should read this article: Codeine can turn toxic in nursing mothers 10. More information on vasa previa through iParenting: Inside the Lifeline - Huggies from iParenting 11. A family's personal story on "remembering our babies": "Remembering Our Babies:"
To the ones we've lost
Books: Many friends have recommended the following books to me. I'm in the process of reading them. I recommend them for anyone that is overcome by anxiety or pain. These books share stories of courageous people who triumph in difficult situations. The stories are inspiring and give hope, no matter how difficult things may get. - Life Touches Life: A Mother's Story of Stillbirth and Healing by Lorraine Ash - A Quiet Courage: Inspiring Stories from All of Us by Paula Todd - When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S. Kushner - The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren 
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