Coming up on the year mark, its hard to believe that this blog, has reached people across the globe. We really are becoming "smaller, closer" each and everyday, and I want to thank everyone who has read this, spread this, or contributed to it being possible. There are no words but thank you, but they are meant with all of my heart. The facebook group "Suck Feizures" is coming along, in our war against seizures, and we are just getting started over there. Other efforts including a ski trip, a winery fundraiser, and a trip to NIH(National Institutes of Health) are planned, and we shall continue to all do individual efforts in our community, that help our cause. That is to eradicate seizures once and for all, whether partnered up with the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Angelman Seizure Research Project, the Epilepsy Foundation of America, or other allies and connections we've made along the way.
This year has had some exciting developments in the Angelman Syndrome and seizures fight for all, yet we must not lose our competitiveness, our passion, and our dedication to seeing these defeated. It is our time, so we must continue to trudge in the foxholes, and keep fighting away. It doesn't matter what age we are, or what country we are from, but rather that we are determined and united on this front, and giving what we can, not what we cannot, in this battle that is multi-layered and on many fronts. Where do readers from this blog reside? All over the world, and although Blogger is great, there are some statistical problems, with regards to gathering information on which country. However, this is the best effort, with that in mind. Here are the top ten countries, who have read this the most by order of "hit counts": United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, New Zealand, India, Russia, France, and the Philippines.
Yet its not hit counts or anything else that matters. Wherever your residence, continue to fight seizures. There have been articles from this blog read in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Greece, Indonesia, Iran, Gibraltar "the Rock", Spain, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco, Algeria, Peru, Mexico, Israel, Jordan, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Sweden, Nigeria, South Korea, and Singapore. Thank you to all, and if your country was missed, blame Google for that, and sorry for not alphabetizing them, but that would be work :). So what does the next year hold? More blog pieces by various authors, involving conditions such as Angelman Syndrome, CDKL5, Rett Syndrome, and others, along with Generalised Epilepsy, and how seizures affect folks, and exactly why we must win this. It is too late for some, and we must move with haste for those who need the help right now. Other blogs to be rolled out include the upcoming ski trips and charitable endeavors, and 2012 promises to be an exciting year. Thank you everyone, and may your 2012 be full of hope and let's knock down some doors in the process.
Mike
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