Christi,

This was so neat.  I had my whole family in here watching the video...and I was in tears!  What a precious picture of Landon.  Did you not know about it?  What a precious surprise for you...and such a neat way to raise funds for Autism research.  See ya this week,  Missy

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From: michael dollarhide <msdollarhide@...>
Reply-To: easternokautism@yahoogroups.com
To: easternokautism@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [easternokautism] Song about autism
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 20:36:00 -0700 (PDT)

DEAR CHRISTI,

 

WOW!  I LOVE IT!  IS LANDON'S PICTURE ONE OF THE LAST ONES THAT COMES UP IN THE FIRST GROUP OF PICS?  TOWARD THE MIDDLE?  HOW DID THEY GET HIS PICTURE?  HOW EXCITING!  I'M GONNA PASS THIS ON!

 

LOVE YA!  GINA

christi-kellogg@cox.net wrote:

Oh....my gosh!!! I was crying as I watched this video, then I really lost it! I looked up and saw my son Landon's picture on the video! I can't believe it!!! HE is the blond boy in the black and white picture! Thanks Cheryl for sending this out!
Christi
---- Cheryl <albummaker@petsinblack.com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> This is by Mark Leland and is called "Missing Pieces". PLEASE check
> it out!
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> Needless to say, brought tears to my eyes.
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> Go to this site : http://www.frinkfes <http://www.frinkfest.com/>
> t.com/ and
> click on the play button on the right hand side
>
> Here is an excerpt from his bio on Mark Leland's website and the
> reason behind writing this song.
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> The largest motivation behind this CD is the title track, "Missing
> Pieces". Leland's manager and long time friend, Tim Calhoun, is the
> father of Nathaniel, the inspiration for this song. Nathaniel, like
> 1.7 million other children, is autistic. After listening to the
> stories of the challenges that families face in receiving treatment
> for their children diagnosed with autism and watching the pain his
> close friend was facing, Leland began to learn more and more about
> autism. Together, Calhoun and Leland wrote "Missing Pieces". It is a
> touching song that takes a listener through the anguish of having a
> beautiful baby whose neurological sense become challenged in the
> first few years of life. The autism community faces a constant
> struggle of learning about the causes of this terrible disease and
> the ever-changing ideas on effective treatment.
>
> The philanthropic loyalty that Leland has towards helping this often
> unnoticed group of dedicated parents has been the basis of his
> decision to donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of his
> Missing Pieces CD to organizations that can assist families in
> affording the treatment needed to help their autistic children
> succeed. As the song "Missing Pieces" is being played more and more,
> Leland is frequently asked to perform at autism benefits across the
> country. Parents of autistic children who have heard his song are
> sharing his enthusiasm with other members of their community.
> Together, Leland and his fans are spreading autism awareness across
> the nation and possibly, the world.
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