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Amy Makechnie's avatar

This is great - and I completely agree - we are all in unique positions to tell certain stories better than others bc we are so intimately entangled with them. I'm glad you haven't been pigeon-holed AND I'm glad you're writing about Turner Syndrome (fascinating anatomy you shared with us...!)

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Sarah Allen's avatar

Thank you!! And exactly, I love the stories that you can tell really came from somewhere special.

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Whitney Brade's avatar

One butterfly to another, we need all the stories we can get! Keep ‘em coming!

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Sarah Allen's avatar

Thank you!!!!!

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Cindy baldwin's avatar

I love this! I’ve had a similar trajectory. I hope to write many more things about CF as well as other disabilities. 💜

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Sarah Allen's avatar

Yesssss!! I cant wait to read them :)

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Fleur Bradley's avatar

Very moving, Sarah. I had no idea about a lot of this...

Also wanted to thank you for the great resources at the end of your newsletter.

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Sarah Allen's avatar

Thank you Fleur!! I really appreciate it. And glad the resources are helpful! I always enjoy coming across them and adding great things I find to my list of things to share :)

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Sarah Miller's avatar

I found this unaccountably moving. (And a little hard to read -- my own first baby had surgery at one day old for a birth defect that has the same incidence rate as being hit by a meteor, and it's always a bit like whiplash to bring myself back to that experience.) I am so, so glad you're here on earth. And amazed by all the incredible work you're doing.

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Sarah Allen's avatar

Oh gosh, whiplash indeed. Thank you thank you for your kind words, and back attcha.

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Julie Vick's avatar

I sometimes have concerns about the pigeon-holing thing too but then tend to go back to the same subjects and I think it makes sense that there are some we will always want to write about. And thanks for the shout out on my post :)

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Sarah Allen's avatar

Right?? I think we’re drawn to these things for a reason.

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