A story of a Bridgewater, MA. family thinking about PGD to cure twin girls of thalassemia, treated at Children’s Hospital Boston. Some of my comments in the middle of the article in CAPS below. Creating a life to save two others By Jean Porrazzo, Enterprise staff writer … The technology is there to screen embryos…
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Tour de France special fundraiser.
Tour de France special. Buy and help Andy and children with PID at Children’s Hospital Boston. Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Shorts Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team “Silhouette” T-Shirt Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team “Rider” T-Shirt Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Jersey Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Windshell
The Wal*Mart search box that helps
Just use the search box below… Its true! It really works! The search box below contains all the information (code) that Wal*Mart needs to send “The Andy Fund” a check after your purchase. Do you need something from Wal*Mart? You just need to use the search box below and purchase something at Wal*Mart. You will…
Cool map!
Children’s Hospital Boston, Six West, Room 613. Click on the + to zoom. Click on Satellite for image. Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames.
Prescription terms from latin origins
A prescription, as is well known, is a physician’s order for the preparation and administration of a drug or device for a patient. What may be less well known is that a prescription has several parts: The superscription (or heading) with the symbol R or Rx which stands for the word Recipe, meaning (in Latin)…
Penelope robot
When the surgeon asks for an instrument, Penelope retrieves it from an instrument tray. The robot picks up the instrument with a special gripper and hands it to the surgeon. When finished, the surgeon simply lays the instrument down. Penelope then uses a vision system to locate the instrument and return it to the instrument…
Artifacts from the future @ Wired
This artifact featured in the latest issue of Wired Magazine. A mirror that detects your type of cold virus. “Antivirus Cyborg Edition Hello Ashley: We regret to inform you that you have contracted: SOL.suXXOR Cold Virus.” Beats waiting for 48 hour cultures!
Paulina & Sofia are coming home!
“When is it getting dark? Are they here yet? Where are they now? When is it getting dark?” Andy said. He can’t wait! Their trip to Mexico lasted 21 days.
Children’s Hospital Boston Hosts Live Webcast
Children’s Hospital Boston Hosts Live Webcast of Minimally Invasive Robotic Assisted Surgery to Correct Obstructed Kidney On Thursday June 30th 2005 at 3:00 P.M. EDT, surgeons will perform a pediatric robotic assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty which removes an obstruction from a kidney & reconnects the kidney’s drainage system. More via ORlive here.
Andy at home
We are home! Abuela Marilu is here with us. Paulina and Sofía are still in Mexico, we expect them here soon. ‘Run away Wife & Daughter?’ No central line and the plan is to finish the 14 day antibiotic treatment.