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COOLEY’S ANEMIAKaren DiGiovanni, ChairThe Grand Lodge of Florida together with the Supreme Lodge aregenerous philanthropists and have concentrated their efforts onAlzheimer‟s, Cooley‟s anemia, Cancer and just recently Autism. I havebeen the Chairperson for the Cooley‟s anemia Foundation for 3 years andhave a personal interest in this cause as my husband had a cousin whohad Cooley‟s anemia and died before puberty. This was the future forthese children many years ago. Today people with thalassemia can enjoyand live normal lives. A recent study examined pregnancy in women withthalassemia, an area of increasing interest in the Thalassemia community.The study examined 58 pregnancies among 47 women with thalassemiamajor and 17 pregnancies in women with thalassemia intermedia at fourcenters in Italy. The study reports that conception was spontaneous in allof those with thalassemia intermedia; among those with thalassemiamajor induced ovulation was required in 33 of the women.According to the study 91% of the pregnancies among thalassemia major patients resulted in live births (45single births, 5 sets of twins, one set of triplets). Women with thalassemia intermedia who had never beentransfused or who had only minimal transfusion prior to pregnancy were found to be a risk of severe anemia iftransfusions were required during pregnancy. Of the 17 Pregnancies in thalassemia intermidia 15 resulted inlive births.The study concludes that provided a multidisciplinary team is available, pregnancy is possible, safe and usuallyhas a favorable outcome in patients with thalassemia. Unfortunately there was nothing in the report of thebirths and whether they contacted thalassemia from the pregnancy. But the fact that women with thalassemialive to give birth is in its self a wonderful advance that was made possible because of your generosity and theleadership of the Order Sons of Italy in America. Thank you for your continued willingness to give.John and RoseMarie Boniello in memory ofour Son, John G. Boniello IITHE FLORIDIAN/September 201110 | P a g e
MILANMildred Cooper, Italian Cultural ChairClockwise: View of the city with the Royal Palace and the Torre Velasca in the background, Duomo of Milan, San Siro stadium, the interior of theGalleria Vittorio Emanuele II, and the Teatro alla ScalaIt is interesting to note thatwhile other major cities in Italyrely on the past, Milan looks tothe future. This city is thecapital of the region of Lombardyand of the province of Milan.Although the city was badlydamaged by Allied bombingsduring World War II, it becamethe main hub of the ItalianResistance. After the war, alongwith an economic growth, itattracted many immigrants notonly from southern Italy but alsoabroad. In fact, 15.2% ofMilan‟s population is foreignborn. There is a district“Milanese Chinatown” in the areaaround Via Paola Sorpi, ViaBramante, Via Messina and ViaRosmina. One third of all Filipinos in Italy live in Milan.The city remains one of Europe‟s main transportation andindustrial locales. It is the 10 th most important center forbusiness and finance. The city‟s workers have thehighest average income rates in Italy and is the world‟s12 th most expensive to live in.Milan is recognized as a world fashion and design capitalwith a major influence in commerce, industry, music,sports, literature, art and media. Fashion houses andshops are found along Via Monte Napoleone and theGalleria Vittorio Emanuele in the Piazza Duomo. ThePiazza Duomo is reputed to be the world‟s oldestshopping mall. Several clothing labels such as Valentino,Armani, Versace, Gucci, Prada and Dolce and Gabbanaare headquartered there making it a serious competitorto Paris‟ century long status as the world‟s haute coutureor high fashion.As for performing arts, La Scala has hosted the premieresof numerous operas such as: Nabucco by GiuseppeVerdi, La Giaconda by Amilcare Ponchielli, MadameButterfly by GiacomoPuccini, Turandot byGiacomo Puccini, and morerecently, Teneke by FabioVacchi.Most of Milan‟s populationis Catholic. It is the seat ofthe Roman CatholicArchdiocese of Milan.There is a differencehowever in how the religionis practiced. Their Catholicrite is known as theAmbrosian Rite or (Italian:Rito ambrosiano) whichvaries slightly from theRoman. Some of thedifferences are in theCanons for Easter andLent, the colour of theliturgical vestments, the particular use of incense,marriage form, office for the dead, baptism by immersionand in the calendar. The church bells use a peculiartechnique. The liturgical music does not use theGregorian chant, but the official Ambrosian chant whichwas established earlier than the Gregorian.Now for the future the city is undergoing a wide urbanrenewal. Plans include an addition to the Teatro allaScala. The new quarter Santa Giulia and the Porto Nuovaproject in the Garibaldi-Rebubblica zone. These workswill change the skyline of Milan which will no longer bedominated by the Duomo and the Pirelli Tower. Milan willhost Expo 2015 as a renewed city in the wake of thismodernization.Milan is home to two world famous football (soccer)teams: A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale Milano, as wellas Italy‟s most successful basketball team: OlimpiaMilano.Milan is served by three international airports…so why notplan to visit this multi faceted, beautiful city!THE FLORIDIAN/September 201111 | P a g e
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