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Teesside (U.K.) - Meet a little bundle of joy The grief of a Teesside widow has turned to joy after fulfilling her late husband’s last wish by giving birth to a baby boy.

DesMoinesRegister.com | People/Places: “‘Big Hearts, Deep Pockets,’ a comedy show benefit, will be hosted by the Heart of Iowa Chapter of the National Marfan Foundation on Oct. 8 at Spaghetti Works, 310 Court Ave.” in Des Moines.
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Sports: Autopsy on FSU woman supports initial findings Dr. Alan Braverman, a cardiologist and professor at Washington University’s School of Medicine who’s director of its Marfan syndrome clinic, said the DNA analysis also should prompt Pierce’s immediate family to be genetically tested.

National Marfan Foundation is Lead Advocate for Education on Emergency Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Dissection

MSNBC - Fashion: Starting to Walk Tall: “Discouraged by the lack of fashionable offerings, Caputo and Carreras?an actress and model?last year launched Tall Couture, an online boutique stocked with clothes that not only fit, but that they would feel proud to wear.”
Tall Couture Don’t get too excited. The prices are couture, too!
Thanks, Nancy!

Okay, this is not about the Marfan syndrome. However, it is about the husband of Ellen England, who is very active in the Marfan syndrome community. I would be posting this reminder on Marfan-List, but the List is down right now and for the foreseeable future. (It should be up this weekend, but it’s hard to tell. When Isabel came through here in Virginia last year, some places were without power for two weeks). In any case, Monday, September 13, Bruce England will be on Jeopardy, so all of you who know him from NMF conferences and Northern California Chapter cookouts, be sure to watch!