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| This page is dedicated to my son,
T.J. I made this site to help make people aware of differently-abled
children. Notice I say "differently-abled"instead of "disabled".T.J.
just has to do things a little differently than most people. He was
born with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. What is that, you ask. Read
our story by clicking on the "Our Story" icon. While you read, please
enjoy T.J.'s favorite song, I'm From the Country by Tracy Byrd,if
you'd rather not, press the stop button on the left side of the screen. |
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| Did You Know? |
 That
Spina Bifida is The Most Common birth defect in America
That for every one
child with Muscular Dystrophy, 8 children have Spina Bifida
That for every one
child with Cystic Fibrosis, 20 children have Spina Bifida
That for one child
with Hemophilia, 200 have Spina Bifida
That Spina Bifida
is as common as Leukemia, But there is no recovery or remission
for this birth defect
That Spina Bifida
is the single most common disabler of the newborn child
That Spina Bifida
affects more children each year than Polio has in the last 19 years
That Spina Bifida
occurs 5 times as often as Multiple Sclerosis
That between 9,000
and 11,000 children are born each year with Spina Bifida and that
equates to at least one child with Spina Bifida born every hour someplace
in this country
That this is the
most serious major birth defect that is still compatible with quality
survival |
| --Oklahoma Spina Bifida Association
Newsletter |
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