# My baby girl has Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126 "2010-07-18T15:17:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 26
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/501 "2010-09-29T17:11:37Z")
2% down, still. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/502 "2010-09-29T17:12:54Z")
I think voting ends at 5pm EST. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/503 "2010-09-29T17:32:20Z")
Voted and pushin’ other dopers to go vote as well. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/504 "2010-09-29T17:33:26Z")
It just went from 40-38 to 41-38. Are you guys voting for the right thing? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/505 "2010-09-29T18:49:03Z")
Voted. Just saw this today, with 2h12 to go. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/506 "2010-09-29T18:50:09Z")
Voted but it’s still 41-38. I think the Cancer kids have a better union or something ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/507 "2010-09-29T18:53:28Z")
Now it’s 42-38 ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/508 "2010-09-29T20:31:05Z")
I’m not really superstitious (I’m only a little stitious). Today, I found a dead crow (raven?) on our property up against the exterior wall to Getty’s nursery. I had to scoop it up a throw it out. I wasn’t going to inspect it to see if it was a raven, but it was a big black crow, comparable in size to a hawk, and bigger than a dove or pigeon. This comes just a few days after we had to surrender a black cat to the SPCA. WTF? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/509 "2010-09-29T23:01:37Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > I hope everyone is keeping up with the Getty vids on YouTube! > > The latest… she’s rockin’ it to The Cars! > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3VfdrsxQcg&feature=feedu](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3VfdrsxQcg&feature=feedu) > > I have a question- hope it’s OK- when you manipulate her arms & legs, does she show any resistance at all? She certainly seems to enjoy it- does she attempt to initiate it any? She is lovely. ---
**Author:** ![akira5822](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@akira5822](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akira5822)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/510 "2010-09-30T02:02:15Z")
I’m hoping i will look as cute and stylish rocking my new messenger bag as getty 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/511 "2010-09-30T06:34:45Z")
I think you’re supposed to report dead crows (or any corvidae), they’re a West Nile virus vector. Don’t think of it as an omen, or anything, though seeing any dead critters is a bit unnerving, I know. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/512 "2010-09-30T14:27:30Z")
> [@MoodIndigo1](#): > > I think you’re supposed to report dead crows (or any corvidae), they’re a West Nile virus vector. Don’t think of it as an omen, or anything, though seeing any dead critters is a bit unnerving, I know. I didn’t know so I reported it online today. My county has the highest bird count in California on the reporting website. One third of the total dead bird reports in the entire state of California are in Sacramento county. The reporting website had pictures of birds for identification. Mine was a common raven. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/513 "2010-10-01T02:31:22Z")
[New Little Owl Photo](http://www.flickr.com/photos/53374705@N06/5040191765/) ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/514 "2010-10-01T02:51:31Z")
> [@Bearflag70](#): > > [New Little Owl Photo](http://www.flickr.com/photos/53374705@N06/5040191765/) O! M! G! That is hilarious! I hope she was happier about it than she appears. That look seems to say “Take the damn picture and get it off!” ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/515 "2010-10-01T04:26:52Z")
The [GETty Crafty](http://gettyowl.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/gettycrafty-handout21.jpg) Craft Fair Fundraiser in honor of our Little Miss Getty has 70 vendors and growing, Good Day Sacramento television coverage, raffle prizes, music, and now 92.5 radio coverage! This is huge! Thank you everyone who is a part of this! ---
**Author:** ![Gestalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/90ced4/32.png) [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/516 "2010-10-01T04:42:55Z")
> [@Bearflag70](#): > > [New Little Owl Photo](http://www.flickr.com/photos/53374705@N06/5040191765/) Her cheeks are quite nommable. I would have to exercise great restraint around her 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/517 "2010-10-01T06:10:57Z")
I just found this thread, and I want to say from one daddy to another: I hope you feel peace, love and have many happy moments with your wife and baby. Your daughter is beautiful. Kiss her, breathe her in, and enjoy the smiles. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/518 "2010-10-01T07:31:38Z")
> [@Bearflag70](#): > > [New Little Owl Photo](http://www.flickr.com/photos/53374705@N06/5040191765/) Abosolutely adorable! Like most babies I’ve seen, she doesn’t look too enthusiastic about being costumed, but to some of us grown ups, she’s cute as a bug’s (owl’s?)ear! More doper auntie kisses. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/519 "2010-10-02T04:49:29Z")
Cookies for Kids’ Cancer won $20k as first prize in the contest. The Jimmie Johnson Foundation got hold of an email between Cookies for Kids’ Cancer and the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation. The email was an agreement that, regardless of the vote, the two parties would split the $20k. JJF decided to give a second-place prize to GSF in the amount of … [$20k](http://www.jimmiejohnsonfoundation.org/News/News-Archives/Cookies-for-Kids-Cancer-Wins-Additional-20000-.aspx). $20k for SMA! YAY! 😃 Thanks for your votes! ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126/520 "2010-10-02T06:29:33Z")
That’s great news! Sure is a breath of fresh air to hear this kind of story of sportsmanship and generosity. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-girl-has-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/547126.md?page=27)