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Deft Star Student and Beloved Dynamic Daughter Upon Her Twenty Fourth Birthday

Deft "star student" and beloved dynamic daughter upon her twenty fourth birthday I suppose... see:)? twas approximately early/mid March nineteen ninety six begat your fate obstetrics and gynecology specialist(s) signalled impending birth (due) date about nine months later December twenty second, and how great our respective ecstatic mental/emotional state upon beholding bundle of joy a miracle of life, we helped create perhaps chuckles will titillate. Since your "mother" then diagnosed with Group B Streptococcus also known as Group B Strep Infection (GBS), we needed to forego intent to access facilities at Bryn Mawr Birth Center. Hence envision (somewhat comedic in retrospect) Abby Robin heavy with child, she (heading in one direction) somewhat harried styled and expectant "mother" without doubt somewhat riled being tethered with intravenous tubes forced to schlep (attired as if exiled) heading from Bryn Mawr Birth Center to Bryn Mawr Hospital. During active labor, par for course (which truth be told got induced, methinks ye would have been an Xmas bubelah, cuz doctor averse to putter around I believe sought to clinch golf match), nevertheless her cervix did dilate natch really between six and ten centimeters head of newborn crowned out the hatch resembling Brassica oleracea var. capitata grown in cabbage patch. Once scrumptious bouncing baby girl successfully birthed, passed the Apgar test with flying (red, white, and blue colors), the first screening administered she received most newborns given; the scores — rated on a scale of 0 to 10, and taken one minute and again five minutes after birth — reflecting baby's general condition. Actually 21 (or more) types of blood screens completed: A single blood test looked for at least 21 serious genetic, metabolic, hormonal and functional disorders, including PKU, hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, biotinidase deficiency, maple syrup urine disease, galactosemia, homocystinuria, medium-chain acyl-CoA. Passage of your pinteresting life initially hashtagged by days, then weeks, months (milestones recorded), and eventually happy Earth orbitz anniversary celebrations acknowledged. As a young lass, each birthday notched feted at few listed choice venues such as: The Mudroom (Ardmore, Pennsylvania) Kehler's gym (Broomall, Pennsylvania) Belmont Hills Community building until ye outgrew elementary outings facilitated courtesy papa and mama. As years whizzed by at lightspeed disadvantages despite being linkedin among village people associated with Jewish creed stark financial shortcomings did exceed the means to afford costs of Lower Merion nsync livingsocial within MainLine became impossible mission plain as day and in apropos Prius us indeed we could not huff Ford even one tweeting nor twittering buzzfeed.

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