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Laurel Bay Military Housing and Kids with Cancer

Originally posted 2017-01-08 01:20:18. “Published on Jan 7, 2017This video is meant to serve as a public service announcement to all families that have been stationed at MCRD Parris Island or MCAS Beaufort and lived in the Laurel Bay military housing community. In the last several years, 8 children (that we know of so far) that lived at Laurel Bay have been diagnosed with cancer. Please share this video with the Marine Corps and Navy…

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She passed peacefully

My “step grandmother” passed peacefully. Unfortunately, no one bothered to tell us she did. So we were unable to attend any of the viewings she had scheduled. My aunt wasn’t even told she passed. She is in the mountains of North Carolina so she would have had to have known alot sooner than I. But she’s now up there with my grandpa, who if you recall (or if I even posted about it) unfortunately committed…

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Not so turkey day

First off I hope you and whoever you arw with had an enjoyable Thanksgiving no matter how you choose to celebrate the day. I decided this year to go to my daughter’s house for Thanksgiving. I cooked two different sweet potato casserole dishes, green bean casserole and little smokies with bacon bourbon barbecue sauce. I purchased the ham, turkey, pecan pie, sweet potato pie (because I ran out of sweet potatoes) and a red velvet…

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Blessed times 3

Originally posted 2017-01-03 17:21:17. Within the span of the past month and some change it seems it has been non-stop around here. The newest pup, Chewy had his surgery in November to reconstruct his knee/leg in order to stabilize his kneecap. It kept sliding off to the side of his leg and then back to the front. It was seemed to be going ok several weeks after. Other than the fact I had to keep…

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Some Awesome kids took on the Mannequin Challenge

Originally posted 2016-12-07 10:39:49.       I this!!   Exceptional Educators is a group of professionals committed to educating the mind, body and soul. We support the needs of the whole child through therapy and educational services provided in a one on one and group setting. We offer a range of services including: • Play therapy •EMDR •Counseling •Tutoring •Afterschool Camps •Summer Camps •Workshops We specialize in students with: • ADHD • Anxiety Disorders • Autism Spectrum…

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“In A Different Key’

Originally posted 2022-12-12 09:00:00. Autism ‘crash course’ offered in engaging new film, ‘In a Different Key’: ‘Changing hearts and minds’ https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/autism-crash-course-film-different-key-hearts-minds?fbclid=IwAR2bHstEzbGJQKeqTdUAVZOay7FHIzdsoqa0kdA8W7o_2MKdxSzsgClxO2o "a true story of love, autism and the fight to belong…"It's the PBS premiere of the movie based on our book, IN A DIFFERENT KEY. December 13, 9/8c on PBS. pic.twitter.com/LgUxdK6zzF — John Donvan (@JohnDonvan) November 30, 2022 Donald Tripplet was the first diagnosed case of autism in 1943. One filmmaker’s decision to meet…

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Sunday Afternoon

Originally posted 2021-03-22 17:33:25. Yesterday we went out to find my nephew’s birthday present. We met up with my daughter who also brought my grandbaby. We got there and we needed to use the bathroom. Since it was several of us we took turns. For some reason this bathroom had a limited amount of stalls. You would have thought they would have had more than that but maybe it is a covid-19 thing. The men’s…

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How Do I Grieve? – Grayson, Gold Star Son & Brother

Originally posted 2022-12-09 10:45:36. Trigger Warning if you may need it. This is shared with permission. Grayson, the son of a friend of mine who is a Gold Star mom. Her son, Marine Cpl Philip D. McGeath was killed in action 1/18/12. Grayson is speaking on the loss of his brother. Grayson’s words mean more than he knows. I had to share. Grayson, I would without a doubt believe your brother is proud of you…

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