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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Congratulations to you Helen and Enrique. May Enrique junior grow up to be a great blessing to you his parents and us your friends.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bitrus and Olabisi.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Dr.bpg<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Tall-Corn <tall-corn-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Helen Mejia via Tall-Corn<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 5, 2024 4:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Iowa Internet Mailing List <tall-corn@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Helen Mejia <hmejia@nfbi.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tall-Corn] Birth Announcement<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good afternoon NFBI,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Enrique Donald Mejia was born at 5:42 PM Monday December 2 2024 weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches long. He is doing well, and still intends to meet members of the Des Moines chapter at the Christmas party.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve had things a bit more difficult, but am doing better and we are hopefully going to get to leave the hospital tomorrow. I want to thank everyone who’s ever donated blood or anything else important like that, as the blood I got from some random stranger made a difference for me this week.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I appreciate everyone who has reached out to me over the past week. I’ve gotten a lot of texts, and I am sorry for not responding to anyone. The support of my NFB family means a lot! Now that I'm starting to have a little energy, I will hopefully be getting back to people within the next few days.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> Thank you all again!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Helen<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Helen Mejia, President<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>National Federation of the Blind<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>of Iowa<br><a href="mailto:hmejia@nfbi.org">hmejia@nfbi.org</a><br>(570) 983-7867<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>