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Just thought I would let everyone know that we are planning a impromptu event planning meeting. ANYONE who would like to join us is more than welcome, too! Only request, please bring your creative energy with you!! The meeting is scheduled for this Wednesday, June 23rd @ 5:30pm. Please e-mail me if you are interested in attending, mldewitt729@yahoo.com. Thanks!Michelle

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The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundationwould like to formally announce our new partnership withWe now have our own personal shopping mall listed online at http://www.givebackamerica.com/charity.php?b=714GiveBackAmerica.org is an online shopping mall created to raise money for charities. The concept is simple...every time you shop with your favorite online retailer (ex. Target, Expedia, Amazon

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The date has been confirmed, September 12th! The location is Cedar Springs, MI. I will have more details to come later, but I have a request. I'm in need of people to start looking for items that can be donated for raffle prizes. Everything from small to big items are needed and the more the merrier! Don't worry I will be doing my part, too, but I'm sure as a whole we can make a much larger

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June 12, 2009Our beautiful little Taylor was born on April 23rd, 2004. Many ultrasounds had prepared us for the fact that she was going to be a small baby, but all other prenatal testing done had come back negative for anything wrong. Delivery was uncomplicated, and out came our little 4 lb 15 oz baby girl. Right away I had the feeling that something was not right. Feeding was poor from the

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The news that our family was due to have a new addition was only that more precious when I found out our second child would be the baby girl I’ve always dreamed of. One boy, one girl, a Dad and a Mom, how much more picture perfect can it get? Our family would be complete upon our little girls arrival. Our doctor called on January 24, 2005 asking for us to come that evening to induce labor for

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WHAT ARE MITOCHONDRIA? Mitochondria are often called the ‘cell’s powerhouse.’ They are specialized compartments within almost every cell. They are responsible for producing 90% of the energy needed by our body to sustain life. Mitochondria combine oxygen from the air we breathe with calories from food to produce energy. WHAT IS MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE? Mitochondrial diseases result when there

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Mitochondrial diseases result from failures of the mitochondria, specialized compartments present in every cell of the body except red blood cells. Mitochondria are responsible for creating more than 90% of the energy needed by the body to sustain life and support growth. When they fail, less and less energy is generated within the cell. Cell injury and even cell death follow. If this process is

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This is the first official blog for Payton's Race for a Cure! You'll have to be patient with me since I'm not real good at these things!! The purpose behind the blog is to keep everyone up to date on the progress of our UMDF charity event taking place in September. First, let me start by saying we named the event after our daughter, Payton. NONE of the proceeds will be going towards my family or

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