Heather's Miracle Dog

Happy 4th of July!

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:44:00 +0000

Happy 4th of July!

We hope you have a wonderful day with family and friends!

From,

Heather, Daisy, Baron, and the Bains

Swell: Hereditary Angioedema Movie

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Sun, 29 May 2011 08:18:00 +0000

Hi Everyone!
We wanted to share a link to a new film about Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) that gives a lot of interesting and valuable information about the condition, its symptoms, and other resources having to do with the disease. We hope you take the time to watch this video-it really gives a good in-depth explanation of the syndrome and its affect on daily living from the perspective of patients that have had to live and work around the disease. We'll also be posting and article on HAE soon, but we thought it was important to spread awareness for both HAE and for this film. Thank you so much!
SWELL Documentary Home Pagewww.swellmovie.com

Swell is a documentary film that showcases the lives of people suffering from a rare, genetic disorder, Hereditary Angioedema (HAE). Upon viewing the film, you will not only learn first-hand what it is like to suffer from the disease, but also how it affects family, friends and loved ones.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Mon, 09 May 2011 09:00:00 +0000

Hi everyone!
Wishing you a very Happy Mother's Day! We hope it was wonderful!

From Heather, Daisy, and Baron

Handmade Spring and Easter Celebration Cards 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 08:21:00 +0000

New Easter Cards for 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:17:00 +0000

Hi Everyone and Happy Spring!

We've been busy enjoying the beautiful weather and, as always, experimenting around with new cards and handmade items especially to celebrate Easter and that it's finally Springtime! Hopefully we'll have everything up here on the blog soon, but pretty much all of the things available for Easter, such as our cards, basket tags, and new felt gift carrots (yep-carrots that can be stuffed with goodies from the Easter Bunny :) can be found on our website, along with an order to make it that much easier to order. Also, look for our new Disease Awareness cards that we have for Easter, as well-you can send Easter greetings and share information about a health condition at the same time, which is just loads of fun for everybody :)! Anyway, we hope you enjoy what we have, and let us know what you think either by commenting here on the blog, website, or sending an e-mail to hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you so much, and we hope you enjoy!

Thank you!!
Heather, Daisy, and Baron

Miracle Easter Bunny Dog-Style 17d

Easter card with Easter Egg background and ribbon edging and ribbon bow centered
on top of card. Central image features a dog dressed in an adorable bunny suit and sitting
on grass, holding a basket of Easter Eggs and a sign to wish your friends and family a
Happy Easter! Other dog fur colors may be available; Breed/dog color can be
specified when ordering.

o Price per card for 1-4 : $3.25

o Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $3.00

**For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when calculating total order amount ($5.00 shipping charge applies per order of 5)

To order please use
the form below, or go to "Order and Donation Forms" in the sidebar for
a print order form. For any assistance or additional
questions, please e-mail hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!

Miracle Easter Egg Dog-Style 17d

-Easter card with floral ribbon background, edged with white ribbon and metallic gold, and a white bow centered on top of card. Central image is of doggie peeking out of a textured white egg that is decorated with a small bow on top. Other dog fur colors may be available; Breed/dog color can be specified when ordering.

o Price per card for 1-4 : $3.25

o Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $3.00

**For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when
calculating total order amount ($5.00 shipping charge applies per order
of 5) To order please e-mail hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!

HMD Daisy and Baron Easter Coloring Card 2011

Daisy and Baron are in an Easter basket wearing bunny ears, with top central “Happy Easter!” banner, and an Easter egg frame with Easter bunny.

o Price per card for 1-4 : $3.25

o Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $3.00

HMD Daisy and Baron Easter Coloring Card 2011

Card front is black and white image of Daisy and Baron in an Easter basket with Easter eggs and a partially eaten chocolate bunny. Inside are black and white images of Daisy and Baron outside the Easter Bunny’s house during an egg hunt which is perfect for coloring, and for keeping little hands busy!

Price per card if 1 ordered :
$3.00
Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $2.50*

HMD Card Style 4e-Vintage Easter Girl and Chicks

o Price per card for 1-4 : $2.50

o Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $2.25

** For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when
calculating total order amount ($5.00 shipping charge applies per order
of 5) To order please e-mail hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!

HMD Card Style 5e-Vintage Blue Easter Bunnies

o Price per card for 1-4 : $2.50

o Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $2.25

*For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when
calculating total order amount ($5.00 shipping charge applies per order
of 5) To order please e-mail hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!

HMD Card Style 6e-Green Easter Angel

o Price per card for 1-4 : $2.50

o Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $2.25

Vintage Card Style 7e-Vintage White Lamb Easter Angel

o Price per card for 1-4 : $2.50

o Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $2.25

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:50:00 +0000

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Everybody!

We hope you had a safe and wonderful day!

From Heather's Miracle Dog

Thank you and Best Wishes

From

Heather, Daisy, and Baron!

Happy National Rare Disease Day!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:27:00 +0000

Happy National Rare Disease Day!

And please feel free to share this information with anyone you know! There are so many rare and orphan diseases, as well as people suffering from them that have yet to be diagnosed, and raising awareness is incredibly important. Thank you, and have a wonderful day!!!!!

-Heather, Daisy, and Baron

St. Patrick's Cards for 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:55:00 +0000

Hi everyone-
Since I finally have the video posted and ready to watch on Youtube, I thought it might be a good time to publish the new St. Patrick's Day that we now have available :). We also have more of a selection of butterfly disease awareness cards (not diseases that butterflies catch, but cards with butterflies on them :) that we hope to post very soon, in addition to our new Easter cards. Thank you, and let us know at hnbain1@hotmail.com or comment below for any questions or ordering. Thank you!

Heather, Daisy, and Baron

	Miracle Shamrock Dog -Style 19d Dark Green background with shamrock pattern center mounting and gold edging. Dog is centered on shamrock mounting sitting next to his pot ‘o gold, wearing a leprechaun hat, holding a shamrock, and a “Happy St. Patrick’s Day!” sign. o Price per card for 1-4 : $3.25 o Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $3.00 **For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when calculating total order amount ($5.00 shipping charge applies per order of 5) For additional questions or assistance, please contact us at hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!
	HMD Card Style 3p-St. Patrick's Day Girl Card has central image of a girl holding a basket of shamrocks with a “Happy St. Patrick’s Day banner across the top, and surrounded by green lacy edging. · Price per card if 1 ordered : $3.00 · Price per card if 5+ordered: $2.75* For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 per order of 5 for shipping charges when calculating order amount. o Price per card for 1-4 : $3.00 o Price for 5+ cards: $2.50 For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 per order of 5 for shipping charges in order amount. For additional questions or assistance, please contact us at hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!
	HMD Card Style 4p-Irish Daisy and Baron Daisy and Baron are centered in front of a large shamrock sharing a pot of gold with leprechauns doing various things all over the card. Card is edged with tree stick edging, and features “Happy St. Patrick’s Day!” banner along the top. o Price per card for 1-4 : $3.00 o Price for 5+ cards: $2.50 **For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when calculating total order amount ($5.00 shipping charge applies per order of 5) For additional questions or assistance, please contact us at hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!
	HMD St. Patrick's Day Daisy and Baron Coloring Card Card front is black and white image of Daisy and Baron in front of a shamrock with a large pile of gold coins, and inside is a black and white image of Daisy wearing festive hats frolicking with colorable background. Great for keeping little hands busy! Ask about crayons! Price per card for 1-4 : $3.00 Price for 5+ cards: $2.50 **For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when calculating total order amount ($5.00 shipping charge applies per order of 5) For additional questions or assistance, please contact us at hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!
	Green Butterfly Awareness Card Card has beige damask background behind the green genetic disorders awareness ribbon, and features a green butterfly, and green Victorian border with decorative edging. Genetic Diseases or Celiac Disease awareness information can included on back of card; please mention preference when ordering. o Price per card for 1-4 : $3.00 o Price for 5+ cards: $2.50 **For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when calculating total order amount ($5.00 shipping charge applies per order of 5) For additional questions or assistance, please contact us at hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!

Heather's Miracle DOg St Patricks Day Greetings for Spring 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:33:00 +0000

Happy Valentine's Day!

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 08:56:00 +0000

Wishing You a Very Happy Valentine's Day

From

Heather's Miracle Dogs!

Daisy and Baron Update

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:11:00 +0000

Hello Everyone!

This will probably be a shorter post just to let you know how things are going with Daisy and Mr. Baron. I’ve been trying to work with them as much as I can when I have enough energy, and they’re very patient with their slow-moving Mom J. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to go out of the house much since December since coming down with something right after Christmas, but hopefully now that the weather’s improving, it’ll get a little easier to just take them out and do fun things with them!

Daisy Nov 2010-After a Bath

Daisy (my little redhead :), is doing well, and she’s developing a calmer demeanor, and she is incredibly fast at figuring-out what I’m trying to teach them (such as opening doors, etc.). Sometimes she gets a little distracted and I have to regain her attention, but she’s still a happy, growing puppy who’s so eager to please and learn that I know once she’s grown a little more, she’ll be a wonderful companion to have for tasks where I need a little more help physically, such as leaning down and picking things up. While she requires a that I have a little more energy when I’m working with her, she’s already progressed far faster than I would’ve ever thought, and I’m so proud of my little girl :)!

Baron in Nov 2010 after a bath

Baron is my gentle giant J. He’s now past my hips when he sits at my side (where he usually is if he’s with me and on a lead), and still recognizes, alerts, and responds when either my Mom or I are having problems-he can detect anaphylaxis, seizures, and, even more surprising, angioedema (Daisy can, as well-she just does it in a different way :). If he’s with me, he’s learned that in some situations, the best thing for him to do is not necessarily attract attention, but to help support and keep me safe when I’m having a problem. He walks really well on a lead with me, and lets me determine the pace and where we were going, unless he feels I’m in danger, in which case, he’ll let me know that, as well. He is thoughtful and intuitive, and if told “No” or “Leave it”, he usually doesn’t have to be told twice. He realizes if he is around someone fragile, and he is so calming that in addition to being a service dog, I think he would make an incredible therapy dog.

Both puppies are doing incredibly well with my novice-style scent training (they will sit and/or lay down in front of whatever I’ve told them to check for, even in cases where I’ve forgotten where I’ve hidden the “check product”), and I really am hoping to work and continue to build upon the talents both of them have. It’s been amazing to see the differences and similarities between them, and I really hope that once the weather (and whatever tenacious bug I caught-ugh!) improves, others will have the chance to meet them and see what wonderful dogs they are :).

I’ll try to post more pictures of the puppies doing interesting things to show others what we’re doing, and, again, if anybody has any questions, comments….anything, feel free to comment below, or e-mail me at hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you, and Happy Valentine’s Day!

Thank you!

Heather, Daisy, and Baron

Valentine's Day Card Youtube Video

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:39:00 +0000

Happy New Year and Valentine's Day Cards

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:15:00 +0000

Hi Everybody and Happy New Year!!!!

I hope this year is going great for everyone! I was hoping to post a little sooner than this-I'm always amazed at how busy everything gets after the holidays are over, especially since it seems like everything piles up during that period; admittedly, I put a lot of things off until after the New Year, so . Anyway, I've been busy working on cards for Valentine's Day, which hopefully will show up below, including some special edition cards for Congenital Heart Disease Awareness and for Adrenal/Thyroid Disease Awareness. Thank you so much and, as always, please feel free to comment below, or send an e-mail to hnbain1@hotmail.com to let me know what you think (or to order anything...:), and hopefully I should post more on Daisy and Baron's progress soon! Thank you so much, Happy New Year, and HAppy Valentine's Day!!!

Heather, Daisy, and Baron

Miracle Cupid Dog -Style 14d

Red and pink heart metallic background with pink ribbon edging. Cupid dog is centered and wearing a diaper, wings, and halo, in addition to bow and arrow with red heart tip.

o Price per card for 1-4 : $3.25

o Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $3.00

**For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when calculating total order amount ($5.00 shipping charge applies per order of 5)

T order please use the form below, or go to "Order and D
Donation Forms" in the sidebar for a print order form. For any assistance or additional questions, please e-mail hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!

Miracle Heart Dog -Style 15d
Victorian-print Valentine background with metallic gold edging and center gold heart. Dog is centered in gold heart wearing wings and halo, and is holding onto a red heart.

o Price per card for 1-4 : $3.25

o Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $3.00

**For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when calculating total order amount ($5.00 shipping charge applies per order of 5)

To order please use the form below, or go to "Order and Donation Forms" in the sidebar for a print order form. For any assistance or additional questions, please e-mail hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!

HMD Card Style 4v- Daisy and Baron Valentine

Daisy
and Baron are centered inside red rose wreath on a background of purple and
pink candy hears. Card also has “Happy
Valentine’s Day!” sign, and has red heart border

o Price per card for 1-4 : $3.00

o Price per card for 5+: $2.75

**For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when calculating total order amount ($5.00 shipping charge applies per order of 5

To order please use the form below, or go to "Order and Donation Forms" in the sidebar for a print order form. For any assistance or additional questions, please e-mail hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!

HMD Daisy and Baron Valentine Coloring Card

Card
front is black and white image of Daisy and Baron in a heart, and inside is a
black and white image of Daisy, Baron near their doghouse in a Valentine-y
background that can be colored in. Great for keeping little hands busy!

o Price per card for 1-4 : $3.00

o Price per card for 5+: $2.75

**For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when calculating total order amount (&5.00 shipping charge applies per order of 5)

To order please use the form below, or go to "Order and Donation Forms" in the sidebar for a print order form. For any assistance or additional questions, please e-mail hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!

HMD Card Style 5V-Pink Rose Girl

Card has central image of little girl holding an
overflowing basket of pink roses against a beige damask background. Card is edged with lacy pink border.

o Price per card for 1-4 : $3.00

o Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $2.75

**For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when calculating total order amount (&5.00 shipping charge applies per order of 5

To order please use the form below, or go to "Order and Donation Forms" in the sidebar for a print order form. For any assistance or additional questions, please e-mail hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!

HMD Card Style 6V-Strolling Park Couple

Card has central image of a
man and a woman strolling thought a peaceful park. Card is edged with pink roses and greenery.

Price per card for 1-4 : $3.00
Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $2.75

**For
5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when
calculating total order amount (&5.00 shipping charge applies per
order of 5

To order please use
the form below, or go to "Order and Donation Forms" in the sidebar for a
print order form. For any assistance or additional questions, please
e-mail hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!

Red Butterfly
Valentine Card –Style 3A

Card has a lace background behind the red and
blue awareness ribbon for Congenital Heart disease, and features a red
butterfly and red Victorian border with red rose and flowers. Back of card contains information about
congenital heart disease.

o Price per card for 1-4 : $3.00

o Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $2.75

**For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when calculating total order amount (&5.00 shipping charge per order of 5)

To order please use the form below, or go to "Order and Donation Forms" in the sidebar for a print order form. For any assistance or additional questions, please e-mail hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!

Daisy and Baron
Ribbon card–Style 4A

Card has lacy background behind a red
and blue awareness ribbon for Congenital Heart disease composed of red and blue
dog prints, and has center image of Daisy and Baron inside a heart.. Card has red heart border, and back contains
information about congenital heart disease.

Price per card for 1-4 : $3.00
Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $2.75

**For
5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when
calculating total order amount (&5.00 shipping charge per order of
5)

To order please use
the form below, or go to "Order and Donation Forms" in the sidebar for a
print order form. For any assistance or additional questions, please
e-mail hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!

**NEW Product!** Valentine’s Day Cards for the Kids-Card Pack 1V

Now
your kids can give Daisy and Baron cards to their classmates and anyone else,
and share information about service dogs and what they can do with others! The back of the cards has “To:” and “From:”
lines, and the front features the images along with messages such as “Friends
Forever!”, “Hope Your Valentine’s Day is As Colorful As You!”, and “You make my
heart soar!”; they can also be customized with other messages. Design 1VC is in
black and white so it can be colored in; Design 2VC is in color; Design 3VC
features Daisy in a field of flowers surrounded by a pink daisy border; and Design
4VC features Baron flying in a red biplane.
Cards come 4 to a package. Back
has “To:’ and “From:” lines.

Price for 1 Package (4 Cards per Pack): $5.00
Price for 5+ packs: $4.50

**For
5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when
calculating total order amount (&5.00 shipping charge per order of
5)

To order please use
the form below, or go to "Order and Donation Forms" in the sidebar for a
print order form. For any assistance or additional questions, please
e-mail hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!

Season's Greetings and Happy New Year!!

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:33:00 +0000

Heather's Miracle Dog

Wishes You and Your Family

Happy Holidays

and a

Wonderful New Year!!

Holiday Disease Awareness Card

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:13:00 +0000

HMD Adrenal/Thyroid
Disease Awareness Blue Ribbon Card

This special edition card features a snowflake background and the light blue awareness ribbon that stands for adrenal disease and Addison's Disease, as well as thyroid diseases. Christmas tree featuring blue silver decorations is in front of ribbon, and card is edged with pine cone and silver garland with silver bells decorating the corners. Inside sentiment reads:

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,but by the moments that take our breath away. Seasons Greetings from our family to yours!"

· Price
per card if 1 ordered : $4.00

· Price per
card if 5 or more ordered: $3.50*
.

** For 5 or more cards,
please include $5.00 per order of 5 for shipping charges when calculating
order amount.

Thank you!
Heather, Daisy, and Baron

New Video for Christmas Cards 2010!

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:45:00 +0000

New Christmas Cards for 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 10:23:00 +0000

Hi Everyone!

I hope everybody had an absolutely wonderful Thanksgiving! Hopefully I'll be making a couple more posts in the next few days for some of the other things I've been working on and making, as well as a couple of videos to highlight what we have available. Also, in addition to our regular Miracle Dog cards, the vintage image cards, the card duo packs, and the 3D cards, we are proud to announce that we also now have an Adrenal Disease/Thyroid Disease awareness card available. This special edition card will be available for purchase on my website at https://sites.google.com/site/hnbain/2010-holiday-cards/holiday-disease-awareness-cards, and please feel free to send an e-mail to hnbain1@hotmail.com if anyone is interested in buying or more information. Thank you, and I hope you enjoy these new cards!

Heather, Daisy, and Baron

Adrenal Disease/Thyroid Disease Awareness Card

HMD Adrenal/Thyroid Disease Awareness Blue Ribbon Card

This special edition card features a snowflake background and the light blue awareness ribbon that stands for adrenal disease and Addison's Disease, as well as thyroid diseases. Christmas tree featuring blue silver decorations is in front of ribbon, and card is edged with pine cone and silver garland with silver bells decorating the corners. Inside sentiment reads:

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,but by the moments that take our breath away. Seasons Greetings from our family to yours!"

· Price per card if 1 ordered : $4.00
· Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $3.50*

** For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 per order of 5 for shipping charges when calculating order amount.

Miracle Dog Cards

	HMD Card Style 31d-Reindeer Miracle Dog Card features North Pole background with gingerbread house and a sleigh full of presents and our miracle Dog with a little red nose and antlers. Card is edged with Christmas tree, gift and star border, and dog fur color can be changed upon request. Inside sentiment is: "This cute little dog has come your way leaving presents this special day! MERRY CHRISTMAS! · Price per card if 1 ordered : $3.25 · Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $3.00* ** For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 per order of 5 for shipping charges when calculating order amount.
	HMD Card Style 32d- Miracle Snowman Dog Card features a snowman complete with top hat, holly sprig, and scarf with our Miracle Dog, who's wearing his scarf and hat and about ready to pelt someone with snowballs. CArd has both little characters on top of a metallic snowbank, set on top of a metallic silver dot background. Card is edged with red ribbon with metalliv silver edging, and dog fur color can be changed upon request. Inside sentiment is: "Wishing you a Holiday Season That’s as bright as candle glow As merry as a snowman And as nice as mistletoe! Merry Christmas!" · Price per card if 1 ordered : $3.25 · Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $3.00* ** For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 per order of 5 for shipping charges when calculating order amount.
	HMD Card Style B3- Daisy and Baron Caroling Card has Daisy and Baron dressed in period costumes set against a backdrop of a victorian house, Christmas tree, and light pole patiently waiting to be given their treat after singing for so long. Card features garland and bell border with a waffle wreath center, and has red and green plaid border. Inside sentiment featured is: "Here we come a-waffling Among the leaves so green, Here we come, our teeth are brushed, Our coats are nice and clean. Love and joy come to you, And we’d love some waffles, too, And God bless you, and send you A Happy New Year, And more Waffles in the upcoming New Year! We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Waffle-filled New Year!" · Price per card if 1 ordered : $3.25 · Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $3.00* ** For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 per order of 5 for shipping charges when calculating order amount.
	HMD Daisy and Baron Christmas Coloring Card One of our newest card types features Baron and Daisy on the fron wearing Santa and Elf outfits, respectively, set on a background of holiday candy canes, and surrounded by a green border of Chrismtas dog bones. Inside is a coloring page of Santa's village with a "Merry Christmas sentiment", multiple gingerbread houses, a snowman and woman, an elf, Christmas tree, moon and angel, Santa and 2 of his reindeer, and, of course, Daisy and Baron wearing their elf hats! Great for keeping little hands busy :). · Price per card if 1 ordered : $3.25 · Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $3.00* · Ask for Crayons! ** For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 per order of 5 for shipping charges when calculating order amount.

Card Duo Packs

	HMD Christmas Card Pack 3dp-Vintage Santa Duo Pack 1 Card set features 1 card with blue reindeer border featuring Santa carrying a Christmas tree against a snowy backdrop. Inside sentiment reads: "May you keep the spirit of Christmas In your heart and dreams All year through! Merry Christmas!" 2nd card has red scroll border and features Santa walking in the snow carrying a big basket full of toys. Inside sentiment reads: "May the joy and peace of Christmas be with you today and always! Merry Christmas!" · Christmas Card Set: $5.00 for 2 cards Gift Tag Set: $2.50 for 2 tags.
	HMD Christmas Card Pack 4dp- Vintage Santa Duo Pack 2 Card set features 1 card with teal border featuring Santa walking in the snow carrying a big basket full of toys wearing a teal coat. Inside sentiment reads: "May you find peace and happiness in your heart this Christmas and share it with all around. Merry Christmas!" 2nd card has beige and green border design around image of Santa red scroll border and features Santa carrying a Christmas tree wearing a yellow coat against a snowy backdrop. Inside sentiment reads: Father Christmas has come your way leaving presents this special day! MERRY CHRISTMAS!" · Christmas Card Set: $5.00 for 2 cards Gift Tag Set: $2.50 for 2 tags
	Christmas Card Pack 5dp- Holiday Children Duo Pack 3 Card set features 1 card with red floral border with central image of 2 little boys building a snowman. Inside sentiment reads: "I wish you love and friendship too Throughout the coming year Lots of laughter and happiness To fill your world with cheer ! Happy Holidays!" 2nd card has red and green scallop border design around image of 4 children careening down a hillside in their sled looking slightly worried. Inside sentiment reads: Here's wishing you a Christmas As joyful as a song, And a New Year that's as happy As Christmas all year long Happy Holidays!" · Christmas Card Set: $5.00 for 2cards Gift Tag Set: $2.50 for 2 tags
	Christmas Card Pack 5dp- Holiday Children Duo Pack 4 Card set features 1 card with blue and white snowflake quilt bakcground with central image of a cute little victorian boy and girl ice skating. Inside sentiment reads: "Wishing you good friends, Good times, and good cheer, Our warmest wishes Throughout the new year ! Happy Holidays!" 2nd card has beige, pink, and blue floral border with top central image of a bow, surrounding an image of a little girl in an ivory dress holding a muff. Inside sentiment reads: "Warm wishes for a season bright with special happiness Merry Christmas Happy Holidays!" · Christmas Card Set: $5.00 for 2 cards Gift Tag Set: $2.50 for 2 tags

3D Pop-Up Cards

	HMD Card Style 12c-Holiday Sleigh Ride Card features snowy winter background with Victorian home and lighted outdoor Christmas tree, with 3D horse-drawn sleigh driven by a happy couple. Inside sentiment reads: "Wishing you good friends, Good times, and good cheer, Our warmest wishes Throughout the new year! Happy Holidays! · Price per card if 1 ordered : $4.00 · Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $3.75* ** For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 per order of 5 for shipping charges when calculating order amount.
	HMD Card Style 17c-Christmas Fireplace Card features fireplace decorated for Christmas with poinsettia mantle garland and a cheery fire complete with 2 (or more, upon request) red stockings waiting to be filled by Santa! Inside sentiment is surrounded by holly and ivy frame and reads: "Merry Christmas one and all. Santa Clause has come to call. Plenty of Gifts are under the Tree. I hope they're all for you and me! Merry Christmas! " · Price per card if 1 ordered : $4.00 · Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $3.75* ** For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 per order of 5 for shipping charges when calculating order amount.
	HMD Card Style 13c-Vintage Nativity Card features night background with Christmas star and manger against 3D image of Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus (prior to the arrival of the 3 Wise Men....). Inside sentiment is surrounded by Cross frame and reads: "Sharing with you the Glory, the Wonder, the Miracle of this Holy Season. Have a Blessed Christmas and New Year!" · Price per card if 1 ordered : $4.00 · Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $3.75* ** For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 per order of 5 for shipping charges when calculating order amount.

Happy Thanksgiving!

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:04:00 +0000

We Wish You a Happy, Wonderful, and Safe Thanksgiving!

Thank you so much for everything!

From,

Daisy, Baron, and the Bain Family

Daisy and Baron Update- Peanut Butter and Paper Towel Tubes

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:01:00 +0000

Hello Everyone and Happy Fall!

I hope everybody is having a good week so far! It seems as though this month (or the whole year, actually) is going by very quickly, although that could also have something to do with the subtle reminders in many of the stores and neighborhoods that it’s almost the Holiday season J. In a way, I’m glad that it seems everyone is making an effort to make everything so festive; it makes me excited about putting together my new Christmas cards, the elf shoes, the gingerbread people, and other things I’m working on for Christmas, and it makes things seem more bright and cheery, even if it is before Thanksgiving .

Daisy and Baron acting goofy (Baron's sitting, Daisy's laying down)

Daisy and Baron are doing wonderful; I’m working with them as much as I’m able to, and I think they’re doing very well. They seem to look forward to when we’re working with them on the commands, and they pick-up on what it is were trying to teach them to do very quickly, thank goodness (it may have something to do with the number of treats they get, but at this point, I’m not really sure they can be overfed…..:)! Now that I think we’ve got some of the more basic commands down, we’ve been working on some other things more related to medical response and what we want them to do when we’re out in public. “Heel” has now progressed to “Heel Left” and “Heel Right”, and we’re working on “Pick it Up”, “Drop It”, and “Go Get It” both so they can help when I drop something on the floor, as well as hopefully transition these commands into “Go Get Medicine” later on. We’ve also been working on where they’re suppose to go when we do go out and sit for long periods (i.e. a doctor’s appointmentJ). Baron is admittedly a little better at this since he isn’t as wiggly as his sister, as evidence by the many photos I’ve taken where Daisy looks like she’s moving at warp speed, but they both are very good at figuring out what it is they need to be doing, and once given a toy or something to keep them occupied, I’m not sure if anybody would even know that I had them with me! Except for the fact that they are getting much larger than I originally anticipated, which should look interesting when they’re laying behind my legs (I’m thinking Edith Ann from “Laugh-In”…….).

Daisy during scent training "checking" for peanut butter. And Green Beans.

We’ve also been working on my amateur version of scent-detection training, involving 3 cardboard tubes stuffed with napkins tossed randomly around a room, with one tube containing the “check” substance-usually peanut butter, since it’s pretty odiferous, and they’ll need to eventually “check” for it anyway because of the allergies (That's Daisy to the right doing the scent training and "checking" to see where I put the peanut butter tube. She's probably also checking for green beans:). They get really excited when we start “playing”, and they’re accurate about finding the allergen probably 85-90% of the time, which I think is pretty good! Many times, I’ll forget which tube I put the peanut butter in, and they alert to where the true allergen tube is (and give me a look when I don’t reward immediately for them finding it and I’m under the impression it’s in another tube-Mommy can be slow on the up-take sometimes…..), so I guess this training is working pretty well so far! I’m hoping to be able to start professional training for them in this once they receive all their shots and it’s okay for them to go out in public, especially since the compounds that we really need for them to find and alert to we can’t be in close proximity to (and that it would be embarrassing to attempt to explain to the people at an ER that the reason for our anaphylaxis was because I’d attempted scent-training on something I was allergic to…..). I’m excited about learning more about hot to go about doing this type of training, so it should be an interesting experience for us all. Especially if I have to be present for the training in a fetching yellow bio-hazmat suit as protection from the allergen..

Baron wearing his Mouse Ears for Halloween :)

Hopefully I’ll have more updates and also be posting some videos of them doing their training so everybody can see how well they’re doing (and to show-off the beautiful 70 lb babies :), and post information on other related topics (such as the which and the number of patches I need to order for their vests so they have all right necessary information but don’t look like a walking medical encyclopedia billboards). I’ve made a training cape to get them used to the idea of wearing something on their back, though I think ultimately I may end up with Search and Rescue backpacks to carry some additional items in case of emergency (and provide a little more room for patches). Anyway, I’ll be sure to include anything I get excited about (and that others will think “And she wanted to share this because…….?” ), and to post additional pictures and video once I figure out how to transfer the data to my computer and overlay it with interesting music . Be sure to check on this blog and the website during the holiday season as I do have some new Christmas/Holiday cards that I’m excited about, especially the Pop-up cards, and the new coloring cards for kids (or adults-sometimes you just need to color:) featuring Daisy and Baron. We also have some new gift tags available, as well as new holiday products that I've been making that I'm hoping to have posted relatively soon.

Thank you again so much to everyone, and please always feel free to comment below or to send an e-mail to let us know what you think or anything else! I always look forward to reading comments and anything else (and advice-I’m very grateful for advice, particularly on the dog training.....). Thank you so much, and I hope the rest of your week is great!!

Heather, Miss Daisy, and Mr. Baron

Daisy and Baron (Daisy's sitting, and Baron's tired:)

New Thanksgiving Card Video for 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:12:00 +0000

Thanksgiving Cards Now Available for 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:06:00 +0000

Hi Everyone-

Hopefully I’ll have the video on YouTube and here relatively soon, but I thought I would go ahead and post the Thanksgiving cards that we now have! We still have our little Miracle Dog dressed in his turkey costume, in addition to our Vintage Card Duo pack we offer at a lower price, and we have a couple of new styles that I’ve been having fund making. And we now have 2 new pop-up cards (with turkeys that I can make moveable upon request :), and 3 cards featuring the Miracle Dogs Baron and Daisy, with our newest one being a coloring page card for the kids to keep tiny hands busy while preparing the all important Thanksgiving meal (and just ask for crayons J)! Matching address labels are available with the cards for just $5.00 extra, and the felt Miracle dogs on the cards are available in other colors to match whatever breed of doggie is desired :). Anyway, I hope everyone else enjoys looking and possibly purchasing them as much as I do making them, and please let me know either in the comments section below or by e-mail at hnbain1@hotmail.com if anything can personalized, or even just what you think and suggestions. Thanks and Happy Fall!

Heather

	HMD Card Style 30d-Miracle Turkey Dog ·Card front features our miracle turkey dog with turkey plume wearing a pilgrim’s hat and holding a sign of Thanksgiving greetings. Card background is composed of fall leaves, and card is edged with a red gingham/solid red border. Card sentiments can be included and modified as desired. · Price per card if 1 ordered : $3.00 · Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $2.75* ** For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 per order of 5 for shipping charges when calculating order amount.
	3D Card Style 1th- Vintage Turkey and Pumpkin Boy ·Card front features vintage Thanksgiving Greetings with turkey and cornucopia on beige background. Top card interior has fall background with trees and pumpkins, and pop-up images of a little boy sitting on a pumpkin and a confused –looking turkey. Interior bottom section of card has scroll border for card sentiments, which can be included and modified. · Price per card if 1 ordered : $4.00 · Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $3.75* ** For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 per order of 5 for shipping charges when calculating order amount.
	3D Card Style 2th- Vintage Turkey and Farm Kids ·Card front has Victorian image of a richly-hused and overflowing cornucopia with Thanksgiving Greetings and a scrollwork border. Top portion of card interior is a fall background with a forest and pumpkins, with pop-up images of a turkey and a little boy and little girl looking confused by the turkey. Bottom section of card has scroll border for card sentiments ·· Price per card if 1 ordered : $4.00 · Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $3.75* ** For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 per order of 5 for shipping charges when calculating order amount.
	Duo Card Pack Style -Thanksgiving Pack 1 -Our card duo pack includes features 2 cards of different designs.; · Card Style 3th-Vintage Pilgrim Boy o Card features central image of a pilgraim boy with a basket of food bordered with fall flowers and a gold frame, and a sign at the top for Thanksgiving greetings. · Card Style 4th-Vintage Turkey girl o Central image is little girl that is feeding turkeys, and edged with a autumn foliage//pumpkin border and “Thanksgiving Greetings!” text at top of card. Card sentiments can be included and modified. · Price per card pack if 1 pack ordered: $5.00 · Price per card pack if 5+ ordered: $4.50* ** For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 per order of 5 for shipping charges when calculating order amount.
	HMD Card Style 4th-Baron the Pilgrim Dog ·Card front features Baron the Miracle dog on leaf background wearing a pilgrim’s outfit. under a “Happy Thanksgiving!” banner. Baron’s sitting on Thanskgiving bounty and a cornucopia, and card has leaf border with central image of turkey at top. Card sentiments can be included and modified as desired. · Price per card if 1 ordered : $3.00 · Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $2.75* ** For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 per order of 5 for shipping charges when calculating order amount.
	HMD Card Style 5th—Daisy the Indian Maiden Card front features Daisy the Miracle dog on leaf background underneath a “Happy Thanksgiving!” banner wearing an Indian maiden’s outfit with fancy headdress. Daisy is sitting surrounded by bountiful fruits, foods, and a cornucopia; and card has leaf and floral border border. Card sentiments can be included and modified as desired. · Price per card if 1 ordered : $3.00 · Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $2.75* ** For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 per order of 5 for shipping charges when calculating order amount
	HMD Card Style 7th—Baron and Daisy Coloring Card Card front features Baron and Daisy in their respective outfits on leaf background with red Victorian border . Inside illustration is in black and white, with scene depicting the first Thanksgiving dinner, including images of a wigwam, Pilgrim village, and the Mayflower, and Daisy and Baron sitting patiently until the food comes J. Card sentiments care “Happy Thanksgiving!” andbe included and modified as desired. · Price per card if 1 ordered : $3.00 · Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $2.75* ** For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 per order of 5 for shipping charges when calculating order amount

Our New Service Puppies!

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:58:00 +0000

Hi Everybody!

I hope everyone’s summer was wonderful, and that things are going well or better as we progress further into Fall and closer and closer to the holidays! It seems as though this year has gone by incredibly fast; we’ve already started to receive catalogs highlighting the perfect Christmas gift for that someone special :), in addition to noticing the subtle Christmas-y nature of many TV commercials. Even though things will probably only get crazier as we get closer to the holiday season, my hope is that maybe this is a sign that things are improving economically and financially for everyone.

I apologize for my slowness in posting entries for this blog, and especially for not writing something to let others know what was going on. In September, we found and adopted 2 adorable golden retriever puppies, Baron and Daisy, that were raised by a wonderful family that live close to us here; I don’t think I can thank this family enough for the incredible gifts that they gave us in these beautiful dogs (and for all the time they let me spend when I was trying to decide what to do…..this family had the patience of a saint). Both Baron and Daisy have the sweetest and gentlest dispositions imaginable, and are incredibly intelligent and intuitive (which is very good, since I'm clueless more times than not…..). Even in the short time we’ve had them, they have already shown that they are sensitive to the seizures and to the fainting, which we were hoping for but weren’t expecting, and certainly not from both puppies as we know that this is something that can’t be taught. What we’ve found even more amazing is that they are also able to help with the allergy and anaphylaxis, as well as the complications associated with the adrenal insufficiency; again, our expectation was that both would receive response training for the hypotensive episodes and the seizures, and we hoped one or the other would show some inclination towards alerting for any one of the medical conditions. It has been incredibly interesting and astounding to watch the both of them both as they relate towards each other and towards us; when I’m with them, they pay close attention to what I’m doing, and if it looks like I may need help, they have developed their own alert and response system where one will stay with me (usually Baron), and the other (usually Daisy) will go get help, usually finding my Mom and giving her a kiss on the knee and bring her back to where I am. I have no idea how they figured this out, and how they did so as quickly as they did. Writing down or trying to explaining this behavior doesn’t give justice as to how miraculous what they’ve been able to figure out on their own; it almost appears someone may have already given them some training….perhaps St. Francis decided he wanted to help in some way :). Anyway, I hope to be able to update the blog more often now on the adventures of Daisy and Baron, and probably include a few other things such as recipes just to vary the content, and attempt to write post more photos and videos as we progress through the training and work towards our public access certification. I also plan on continuing to make my cards, including new ones of Baron and Daisy, and other items to help with the cost of the puppies (my goodness, do they eat a lot; and they keep growing at record speed), with new card designs coming out for both Thanksgiving and Christmas (really, who can resist a dog in an elf costume?:), as well as making and selling other items that I hope others will enjoy for the holiday season. I truly believe that these loving dogs are going to make a huge difference for us, and are already wonderful companions to have added to our family.

Thank you so much to everyone that has generously contributed so much towards the service puppies and the training. Even though it has been a very difficult couple of years for many, I’m overwhelmed and very grateful to those that have done so much to help us, both financially and emotionally. I hope that in some way, I will be able to repay the kindness that others have shown to our family, and let everyone know how much we truly appreciate their help and support. Thank you so much again to everyone that has contributed so much!

Heather, Miss Daisy, and Mr. Baron :)

Heather's Miracle Dog Spooktacular Halloween Cards 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 02:30:00 +0000

Heather's Miracle Dog New Cards for Summer 2010 Youtube Video

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:58:00 +0000

New Whimsicle Childrens' Cards for the Summer!

noreply@blogger.com (Central Arizona Rare Disease Support) — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:22:00 +0000

Hello Everybody-

I hope everyone's summer is going well, and that everybody is enjoying the warmer (or incredibly hot, in some placed) weather! We have a few new card designs that are now available for purchase that are theme-specific, and they're perfect for sending to a little princess, bucaneer (the good kind sans the pillaging and plundering), as well as to those that you wish to say thank you to in a special way. While they are meant to appeal to children, they can also be sent to adults that need something to brighten their day with a cute card. And, as always, these cards can be personalized to make them that much more special to the recipient, and we're more than happy to customize or modify any design for a specific occasion or event. Anyway, let us know what you think either by commenting here on the blog or by sending an e-mail to hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you so much, and we hope you enjoy!

Thank you!
Heather

From Heather's Miracle Dog

HMD Card Style 23d-Thankful Miracle Dog

* Card features a white background with different lforms of "Thank You" written in several different languages. Miracle Dog, complete with his angel wings, is centered on background holding a large "Thank You!" sign above his head, Card is edged with green ribbon, though other colors are available upon request. Blank inside.

o Price per card for 1-4 : $3.00

o Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $2.75

* **For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when calculating total order amount ($5.00 shipping charge applies per order of 5)
*** To order please go to our website, or please e-mail hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!

From Heather's Miracle Dog

HMD Card Style 24d-Princess Miracle Dog
*Card features our Miracle Dog set against the background of a pink, yellow, and purple heart castle sitting on a cloud complete with a moat and surrounded by large flock of butterflies. Miracle dog is dressed in a lovely pink tulle dress complete with matching cone princess hat with gold streamers, and wielding a sparkley flower scepter. Card is edged with silver dot frame and gold ribbon. Blank inside.

* · Price per card if 1 ordered : $3.00

* · Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $2.75**

**For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when calculating total order amount ($5.00 shipping charge applies per order of 5)

*** To order please go to our website, or please e-mail hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!

From Heather's Miracle Dog

HMD Card Style 25d-Pirate Miracle Dog
*Card background features sandy coast that is set against a cartooney-pirate ship sitting in a pristine blue lagoon. Our Miracle Dog is standing on the beach and dressed in a pirate outfit, complete with a sword to protect his loot. Card is edged with either red, silver, or gold ribbon. Blank Inside.

Price per card if 1 ordered : $3.00
Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $2.75**

**For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when calculating total order amount (&5.00 shipping charge applies per order of 5)

* To order please go to our website, or please e-mail hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!

From Heather's Miracle Dog

HMD Card Style 26d-Hula Miracle Dog

-Card background features sandy beach with a large palm tree covered in flowers, a tiki hut with a parrot perched on the top, and Larry the Tiki Man, who is keeping our Miracle Dog company. Our Miracle Dog is centered on the background next to his coconut drink, and is wearing a lovely ensemble of a hula skirt and floral lei, and a pretty flower on one ear. Card is edged with either yellow ribbon, though other edge ribbon can be changed upon request. Blank Inside.

* · Price per card if 1 ordered : $3.00
* · Price per card if 5 or more ordered: $2.75**

**For 5 or more cards, please include $5.00 for shipping charges when calculating total order amount (&5.00 shipping charge applies per order of 5)

* To order please go to our website, or please e-mail hnbain1@hotmail.com. Thank you!

From Heather's Miracle Dog