Family Ed Weekend 2007–Friday Reception
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007It’s hard to believe that 5 years have passed since the very first Family Day Event in Minneapolis. The 5th was just as amazing, overwhelming and emotional as the first.
This year families came from NY, NC, CT, NJ, MD, GA, SC, IA, MN and AZ. We had the opportunity to meet each other at an informal welcome reception on Friday evening. Right away all the kids hit if off and found new friends. I think maybe it was the running and giggling that gave it away. That gave the parents and adult patients a chance to learn more about one another and to sit back and take it all in. It’s amazing to be in a room full of people that are all affected by PCD in some way. I had the pleasure of meeting a wonderful young PCD girl who appeared on the cover of NCRR Reporter with Dr. Knowles. There was a lot of chattering and comparing notes through out the evening. Watching folks talk, I saw many of those oh too familiar nods of “I know what you mean”, “We go through the same thing” and so began many new friendships.