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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u00a0\u00a0Years ago, when we started going to the conferences, it was strictly to learn.\u00a0\u00a0The information\u00a0was fantastic yet overwhelming at the same time.\u00a0\u00a0Fast forward 13 years and our primary purpose for coming is for Avery to see her friends.\u00a0\u00a0Information is still good, but no longer overwhelming or dominating. This year they added a session on mental health.\u00a0\u00a0The therapist\/speaker was blind from retina pigmentosa; it was a fantastic addition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Avery attended most sessions and spent time hanging out with the teens and her friends Sophia and Vivia and a few new ones this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Harper meanwhile had a blast hanging out at Camp Nystagmus with Ailyer and some other new friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The girls took over the pool Friday nights\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n And again, Saturday night\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They managed to find one another during meals and breaks\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There was no shortage of fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And no shortage of wishing that the conference was longer and more frequent\u2026until next time ANN!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Philadelphia was the location of the 2025 ANN Conference. Avery has been looking forward to it for months, if not two years since our departure from the conference in Nashville two years ago. Avery has stayed connected to Sophia and … Continue reading <\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n