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Blackbird

Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly
 All your life
 You were only waiting for this moment to arise

 Black bird singing in the dead of night
 Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
 All your life
 You were only waiting for this moment to be free Blackbird fly, Blackbird fly
 Into the light of the dark black night. When our family arrived at yesterday's MDA Muscle Summit at the Camden, NJ Aquarium I unexpectedly felt comfortable.  A year ago we would have politely excused ourselves from a room filled with people facing muscular dystrophies and moved to the room with all the "normal" people.  At that time, we did not yet have Maddie's diagnosis and believed everything was going to be taken care of in short order so we could move on with our lives.  But, this is a new year and our new life so we entered the room, with my presentation in hand and hopes for a good day. As a young kid, I remember watching the MDA Telethon on