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Spina Bifida Association of America - National association for Spina Bifida

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Iowa Medicaid Enterprise

Involuntaryjoy - Joy M. Newcom, in addition to being Stross’ mom, is the author of Involuntary Joy (www.involuntaryjoy.com). In this memoir, she chronicles her first five years as a mother, revealing the often unspoken thoughts and feelings that are familiar to parents and guardians of children with disabilities. 

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/12/07/future-of-medicine-growing-new-organs.html - Arcticle about growing organs from adult stem cells

 

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