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Eliza continues to progress well. She enjoys giving hugs and kisses. She likes to sit with
us and wants us to hold her hand or rub her feet. She is bringing things to us when we ask for them. She is initiating
communication by bringing her cup to us when she wants more to drink. She also learned to swim unassisted last
summer. She loves the freedom that comes from being able to float without us holding onto her. She is a picky
eater now. She has her own ideas about what she wants to eat and will refuse to eat what we feed her sometimes.
She is very much a typical kid! She is intregrated into First Grade for some activities this year and spends
some instruction time in the classroom but mostly is in a special education environment.
She is taking Depakene, an anti seizure medication, and we have seen good seizure control with it. She
also takes Vitamins B12 and B6, Folic Acid, L-Carnitine and L-Glutamine. We recently added
Magnesium and DMG.
Birthday: April 22, 2002
In 2005 Eliza was diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome.
To learn more about this abnormality with Chromosome 15, please click one of the links below.
Description of Angelman Syndrome
Angelman Syndrome: Our personal story
Click here for the article that appeared in our local paper about Eliza and Angelman Syndrome.

Eliza's Bed at home

Eliza's other bed in Missouri
For travel on the go, a Tent-Cot is the way to go.
www.tentcot.com
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