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Angelman Syndrome

What is Angelman syndrome?

Angelman syndrome is a complex genetic disorder that primarily affects the nervous system. Characteristic features of this condition include developmental delay, intellectual disability, severe speech impairment, and problems with movement and balance (ataxia). Most affected children also have recurrent seizures (epilepsy) and a small head size (microcephaly). Delayed development becomes noticeable by the age of 6 to 12 months, and other common signs and symptoms usually appear in early childhood.

Children with Angelman syndrome typically have a happy, excitable demeanor with frequent smiling, laughter, and hand-flapping movements. Hyperactivity and a short attention span are common. Most affected children also have difficulty sleeping and need less sleep than usual. Some affected individuals have unusually fair skin and light-colored hair.

With age, people with Angelman syndrome become less excitable, and the sleeping problems tend to improve. However, affected individuals continue to have intellectual disability, severe speech impairment, and seizures throughout their lives. Adults with Angelman syndrome have distinctive facial features that are described as "coarse." Some also develop an abnormal side-to-side curvature of the spine (scoliosis). The life expectancy of people with this condition appears to be nearly normal.

realistic world..

mama say cannot ignore the fact of the realistic world.. she says 4 years of full time studies is too long.. she asked about my income, how am i going to survive? i say i can work part time, then she replied, if u work part time, will it affect ur studies? I really do feel abit selfish of myself... wanting to do what i like, thinking that everything is possible. not only didnt think of family, also didnt think of him. if i were to study, he has to wait for another 5 years for me. but how am i going to save money within that one year after completion of my studies for marriage? hmmm. in life, u r not alone.. ur decisions alone will not determined your future. who knows what will happen in the future? I am so sure of my decisions 2 weeks ago, why am i thinking of all these now? what am i supposed to do now? what is my future path?

why do i still smile uncontrollably when i see children with special needs?

missing them....

hey hey.. i'm back to blog.. =)

miss working with those kids, the innocent bunch! hmmm, shall i go back for voluntary work once per week after school holidays?

hmmm.. nothing much to blog but just want to come here and write something.. =) looking at all the pictures on the blog, it makes me feel.... dont know, just cannot stop smiling..

will be back with more updates... hopefully :D

New Choice of Life~~~

Hi All,

Its been some time that i post again today is the eve of Chinese New Year.

There have been some changes to my work as i am abit overloaded for the past few months. I been given a choice to take up a management position as a Cafe Project Coordinator. I was in a cross road again at that time, as this is a very different path which is so far apart. One is to remain as a Training Officer, continue to help the Trainees in a very direct and up close situation. Another is to take up the offer as Cafe Project Coordinator, I will not be dealing with Trainees directly but if i can bring the Cafe Project to another whole new level, i can bring alot of whole new benefit to the Trainees and their Family.

With this kind of choice its so difficult to choose from. What will you choose if you will me?

So at the end, i still have to face the reality that i still have to setup a family too. This made me thinking in a very different prospective, i have to think for my love one too. My dear is very supportive towards my work, but that doesn't mean that can do anything without thinking of her future with me or taking her support for granted. And most of all, i am living in a Asian environment which males have to provide most of the support of the family. With all this reasons, it made me abit selfish out of sudden.

Am i thinking of deviating from my original intention for working in this line?

I started find excuses, "If i able to bring them into another level, i still benefit them."
"I still working for the Trainees but only in a different angle." All these are reason or excuses?
I starting to feel blur over it.

Leonard
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