The McNair Family Homepage

The McNairs, October, 2002

Welcome to our homepage!!!  We are so happy you have stopped by to visit us and share our beautiful family with us!!  Our hope is that this page will keep everyone that we care about updated on all the happenings over here, and share a little bit about whom we are with our new friends.  There is always lots going on over here, so its sure to be updated regularly.  Please come and see us again and again!!!

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Areas to visit while your here:

• The McNair Memiors: An intro about our beautiful family and pictures
• Mom's page.....probably the last page that will get done, so be patient with me :-)
• Dad's page......can you say "soccer, soccer and more soccer"?? What can I say, it's the latest obsession over here...LOL  **Coming soon**
• Chance's World
• Madison's Kingdom
• Abigail's Playground
• Picture History page **Coming Soon**
• Current Picture pages:

                                              Chance 2000
                                              Madison 2000
                                              Abigail 2000

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In March of 2001 we finally recieved a diagnosis that could explain all the issues that Chance and Madison have been coping with all their little lives.  After many doctors appointments, many tests, and lots of research, we made a trip to Cleveland, Ohio to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation to see a specialist in Mitochondrial Disease, or Mito for short.  On the next few pages I will share what the Mitochondrial Diseases are and how it affects both Chance and Madison, as well as the process we went through to finally get a diagnosis.

•  A Mitochondrial Disease Primer:  When enough mitochondria are not working correctly a disease may result. Mitochondrial diseases often involve the brain because of the tremendous energy requirements of the brain cells. Mitochondrial diseases are very variable in their features so called clinical heterogeneity.
• Mito and Chance: Chance is a complicated kid with some profound strengths, and some definate weaknesses and I hope this page will help to explain him and the journey we have been on thus far. Some of the words are technical so I have linked them to the Glossary page for further defining.
• Mito and Madison:  Madison too is complicated...and beautiful, and lovable and wonderful and here we talk about all the things that we have helped her deal with the last few years.  Again,  some of the words are technical and are linked to the Glossary, so check it out if your not sure what something means.
•  Glossary of Terms:  Here I have tried to define alot of the more technical terms for things that are mentioned on the webpages.  I realize that if you do not have a child with special needs, or are new to having one, some of the words sound like a foreign language.  I feel like I have had a crash course in the new language myself!!!

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