MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'adopted'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:29 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3185378&cid=t_105279_101_f&fid=38970&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwvmedicgirl.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fsoldier-penpal-updates.html I have been doing really well on sending packages to my penpal and my friend overseas. Nolan is my adoptee and Chas is a friend from back home. I have had so much fun preparing packages for them over the last few months. I was so excited about my Christmas boxes. I decorated the inside of the boxes with wrapping paper and filled them with holiday treats like sugar cookies, gingerbread men, candy canes, those little chocolate coins, M&Ms, tinsel, and about a dozen hand-made Christmas cards. My roommate and I spent hours hand making Christmas cards that we decided to send to a few soildiers who may not get anything for the holidays to remind them that they are being though of and are GREATLY appreciated for their sacrifice for our freedom. I still have not heard back from Nolan, but I know t... Stephanie's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3185378 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:54:00 +0100 3185378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3019012&cid=t_105279_101_f&fid=38970&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwvmedicgirl.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fsoldiers-angel-update.html Ok, so a while ago I mentioned I had 2 military penpals, well the one I was emailing just stopped....the other one I failed. I was terrible at sending consistent letters and packages. I got discouraged because I never heard back from him. Well I just got an email that he is on mailstop now and is supposed to be returning home in December. I have decided to try a new "adoptee" and to be better with this one. I got his name and address tonight and have written my first letter to send in the mail tomorrow morning. The group I get these names from frowns on passing the address out to "strangers" but I am more than willing to accept and send anything anyone might want to send, just let me know! The more the merrier!! (Source: Stephanie's Blog) Stephanie's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3019012 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:35:00 +0100 3019012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=509404&cid=t_105279_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F105144113%2F The News Hour with Jim Lehrer has a tear jerker about how DNA testing is reuniting adopted children with their families. They feature Angela Fillingim, who was adopted from El Salvador in 1980’s when civil war raging. While Angela was not one of the children who was kidnapped and sold for adoption, she was given up for adoption because her mother feared for her safety. As part of the Pro Busqueda association, families are giving blood samples to aid in DNA matching of missing children and parents. Approximately 800 samples are currently stored and almost 70 families have been reunited using DNA. Other countries where DNA has been used to reunite families include North and South Korea (including Olympic skier Toby Dawson), Vietnam, Rwanda, Chile and Argentina. Some siblings adopted f... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=509404 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:51:45 +0100 509404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=487401&cid=t_105279_122_f&fid=35065&url=http%3A%2F%2Feideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fnormal-developmental-increases-in.html Children with visualspatial weakness often struggle with reversals, math calculations, and Spelling. This can run in families, it can occur in the setting of birth stress or prematurity, early deprivation (overseas adoptions), or dyslexia.The figure below shows the normal developmental pattern for visualspatial memory. In most cases, some improvement in visualspatial memory is seen from the late elementary school years to adolescence, but if it does not, then verbal strategies (describe in words what you see) can be used fairly effectively to overcome weaknesses.Developmental Increases in VisualSpatial MemoryTechnorati tags: visual memory, development, adopted, memory, preemie, dyslexia, brainEide Neurolearning Blog (Source: Eide Neurolearning Blog) Eide Neurolearning Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=487401 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:04:00 +0100 487401