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From: Anita Blom
Date: 09 Oct 2010
Time: 15:50:26 -0500
Remote Name: 217.209.3.225
Hi Jim. When I met other PWS at the age of 27 I promised myself I would do anything to make an end to this and I have been in the media ever since. I find that the one story that always hits home is the sad little girl turning into a confident woman. But sometimes they really over do it. One time, after a two hours interview, me read-hot after all that stuttering, I saw the article with the header "Love made Anita stopped stuttering". I called the guy and asked him if he had a hearing impairment, but he answered that someone else made the header. Or the guy telling he only wanted to come if he could see and take pictures in our museum! But it's useful as well, as an article in our local newpaper was taken on by a national newspaper, and a lady's magazine wanted to have an interview after reading the article. ANd when I was trying out to be a personal assistant and walked in the door of a disabled woman she directly said "Hey, you're that girl from the article. I want you!" :-) Let's hope the media will listen to me this year as well. Happy ISAD, Jim, and keep amazing the media! :-) Anita