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Happy Mothers Day!!! May 11th, 2014

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Mother is an abbreviation of "M" is for the million things she gave me, "O" means only that she's growing old, "T" is for the tears she shed to save me, "H" is for her heart of purest gold, "E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining, "R" means right, and right she'll always be. Mother's Day is celebrated to honor all mothers and express gratitude for the hardships they bear in bringing up a child. Most countries including US, Australia, Canada, Italy, Greece and India celebrate Mothers Day on the second Sunday of May .    Mothers Day came into being due to the efforts made by Ms Julia Ward Howe and Ms Anna Jarvis . The Resolution for having a dedicated Mother's Day was signed by US President Woodrow Wilson on May 8, 1914. Since then people across the world have been celebrating Mothers Day with joy and devotio

Firefly Upsee: Mother Invents Harness to Help Disabled Children Stand Upright and Walk

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 By Mary-Ann Russon Trying out the Firefly Upsee: (L-R) Claire and Daniel Smyth, Louise and Bethany Watson and Cameron and Charlotte Taylor Firefly A mother has invented a walking support harness that enables the parents of children with motor disabilities to give them a chance to stand upright and walk for the first time in their lives. Music therapist Debby Elnatan, from Israel came up with the idea to help her young son Rotem, who was born with cerebra l palsy and is bound to a wheelchair. Her design enables a parent and a child to take steps together simultaneously using specially-engineered sandals. The child stands upright, supported by the harness, which is attached to a belt on the parent's waist, with their hands free to play or carry out other tasks. Elnatan went on a worldwide hunt to find the right company to make her harness, and event