In the middle of October of 2001, mom replied to an email about a news article I’d sent her in late August of that year. The news article — about the benefits of breastfeeding — has disappeared from its original location, but can still be found on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. (And that makes me smile because I remember how much mom loved Mr. Peabody’s Wayback Machine.)
From: Gagne, Kathleen
To: Gagne, David
Subject: Re: thanks a lot !
Sent: October 15, 2001 2:14 PM ETI know this i old, but you’re very welcome (even though it wasn’t for six months – jen was). Imagine if i nursed you for a year!
love ya, MOM
— David Vincent Gagne <dvg@davidgagne.net> wrote:
> — BREAST FEED YOUR MIND
>
> According to a recent study, children who are
> breast fed for more than six months may end
> up being smarter than their peers {unfortunately
> the researchers don’t indicate when it is too late
> to try to catch up…}
>
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<http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010822/hl/breastfeeding.html>
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> David Vincent GagneKathleen A. Gagne