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TwinWatch News: Many IVF patients want twins; human ‘chimera’ discovered
Very interesting article about IVF. I’ve been reading about how many doctors are now encouraging IVF folks to implant one embryo instead of more than one. Apparently this is due to the higher risks for both mother and babes in multiples pregnancies and births. Turns out, according to this Boston Globe article, that many people…
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TwinWatch News: Canada’s first IVF twins turn 25; 50 years of marriage for twins married on same day
Sweet! Twin sisters Grace Stokes and Elspeth Hall, 70, had a double wedding and are now celebrating their 50th anniversaries. They even received a letter from Queen Elizabeth because of their special story. My favorite part of the article: Elspeth said: “We did think we might have separate ceremonies as we wanted to be married…
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TwinWatch News: Twins in anorexia research study; twin hockey stars; triplet gardeners
Research using twins and other multiples contributes much to the understanding of human behavior. (You can read my interview with a University of Southern California twin researcher here on BeTwinned.com.) This news story gives an example of a pair of twins who are participating in a National Institutes of Health study about eating disorders and…
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TwinWatch news: Same classroom legislation in Georgia; new test may reduce number of IVF multiples conceptions
Whew. Be sure to check out this Atlanta Journal-Constitution article about Georgia’s legislature debating a bill that would allow parents to have a choice about putting twins in the same classroom. Don’t miss the comments underneath the article for some fascinating glimpses of ignorance in the electorate. Here’s an example: Wow. A state law for…
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TwinWatch news: Twins pair up for charity; Valerie Plame a twin mom
I love this Tallahassee Democrat story about Florida State twins, both medical students, who started a charity drive called “Share a Pair.” They collect shoes to send to needy children around the world. And, in other news, it turns out that Valerie Plame is a twin mom! I cracked up reading this blog post about…
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Night Monkey Day Monkey by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Lucy Richards
Photo from Amazon.com Review by Sandra Horning A few years ago when my sister-in-law was in London she bought my older son Night Monkey Day Monkey. The book instantly became a bedtime favorite and now my younger son loves it too. Julia Donaldson is well known for The Gruffalo, which you can easily find in…
