March of Dimes info on Folic Acid

Wants to thank all of the awesome people who have donated and are helping us try to reach our goal! You rock!

Today's sponsorship is dedicated to our scary trip to the Neurosurgeon. I had a dream the night before we went that they were going to give us devasting news. I was scared (and I mean the kind of scared that had me bawling, shaking, scared to enter the office) that his MRI would result in Spina Bifida or other spinal injuries which may cause him to never be able to walk. The MRI results, combined with his weakened neck muscles at that point (and a bad result from an ultrasound) caused a lot of worry and stress. Thankfully, the results were fine, and no permanent damage was done to our boy.

Thanks to March of Dimes research, increase in folic acid consumption has reduced the number of NTD (neural tube defects) of the brain and spine by 1/3! That means for every 3 babies born with an NTD, 1 of them no longer has to endure this life-changing possibility all b/c of something as incredibly simple as adding folic acid to our diets. That is 1,000's of healthy babies out there today. Is one of them yours? There is further evidence showing that consumption of the proper amount of folic acid prior to conception could reduce NTD's by 70%.

If you have delivered a healthy baby, won't you consider donating just $10 today to support this incredilbe research that may have changed your child's life? Think of what they could do to help influence the lives of our grandchildren, before they are even born. Won't you support us with this one, very stressful doctor visit, by donating just $10??? Thanks so much :)