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Altruistic Kidney Donation

There are a few things in life I always intuitively knew I was meant to do: 1) At age 18 I traveled from New York to Alaska to study maternal behavior in sea otters. However,...

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Down Syndrome Awareness Day and Neshikha

A t-shirt describing Down Syndrome as, "an innate ability to see the good and beauty in the world,” is an inviting introduction to Down Syndrome Awareness Day on March 21st. The day is held...

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Down Syndrome Awareness Month: A Mother’s Perspective Pt: I

When You’re Drenched in TearsBy Chaya Ben-BaruchWhen our pediatric cardiologist met with us for the first time in February 1992, at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, OR, the lollipop in his...

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