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Jacky’s X-men was born because of my brothers determination to make a difference in the lives of those affected by Fragile X. Before this, the most I had run was a 5k. I never considered trying an obstacle race. BUT, in April of 2016, 16 of our closest friends and I ran the LA Tough Mudder for Jacky’s X-Men. It was unlike anything I had ever experienced. One might even call it a spiritual experience. No joke. The teamwork, the comradery, I was hooked. Since then Jacky’s X-Men have competed in half marathons, Full marathons, iron men, half a dozen tough mudders, on and on the list goes. To find out when our next run will be make sure you keep up with the Jacky’s X-Men link. https://www.mitzihenry.com/introduction daily 1.0 2022-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c2eca8312b13fa3092d47f6/1555627656062-SRHCAZ6CLLKN0CYZ2GO2/IMG_5978.JPG About Me Hi! I’m Mitzi Henry. I’m a wife and mother of three human babies (all born within a year and a half of each other) and recently added a fur baby to the family. I was born and raised in Northern California, but have called Southern California home for over 12 years. In my previous life, I coordinated weddings, concerts and planned corporate events. I decided to move to Colombia around the same time and found myself surrounded by the most gorgeous country with the most gorgeous humans that I have ever encountered. Colombia will forever have my heart. I now have my masters in bilingual education and work for the Manhattan Beach School District. I found this explosion of creativity after my first son was born and once my twins were born I just ached to craft or create something, anything all the time. Life has brought many many ups and a couple hurdles…nothing we can't overcome. My hope for this website is to shed a little light into the special needs world, particularly the Fragile X Syndrome world and to spread awareness about the importance of inclusion, compassion, empathy and love. https://www.mitzihenry.com/what-we-do daily 0.75 2019-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c2eca8312b13fa3092d47f6/1550695362958-PD7LDVPRW3YZE2IGKYZX/HenryFamily-69.JPG My Purpose - The Purpose My son Jack was born with Fragile X Syndrome, the leading cause of inherited mental impairment and the leading known genetic cause of autism. As you can imagine, Jack’s diagnosis introduced our family to a whole new world. Fragile X, makes the hard times harder, but it also makes the good times that much greater. As parents, the one thing we all want is for our children to feel included. We have been so blessed to be surrounded by an inviting community that offers what seems to be an endless amount of resources to help include our Jack. The resources are out there, but they are sometimes hard to find. Through this website, I hope to make it a bit easier. In 2016 my brother, Joe ran his first Tough Mudder to help bring awareness to Fragile X Syndrome. Jacky’s X-men was born because of my brothers determination to make a difference in the lives of those affected by Fragile X. Before this, the most I had run was a 5k. I never considered trying an obstacle race. BUT, in April of 2016 me and 16 of our closest friends ran the LA Tough Mudder for Jacky’s X-Men. It was unlike anything I had ever experienced. One might even call it a spiritual experience. No joke. The teamwork, the comradery, I was hooked. Since then Jacky’s X-Men have competed in half marathons, full marathons, Iron Men, half a dozen Tough Mudders, on and on the list goes. To find out when our next run will be make sure you keep up with the Jacky’s X-Men events link. Also, since receiving Jack’s diagnosis it has been a goal of mine to share the lessons that we have learned of inclusion, compassion, empathy and love. As a teacher in our local elementary school district, I have seen the power that picture books carry when read to our children. To leverage that powerful medium, I have written a series of picture books. I have come up with a model in which Jack’s twin sister (Belle) teaches him about the world around him. In addition, she is teaching the world about Jack and all the amazing things he has to offer. Stay tuned for The Belle Books! I hope that you will follow me in promoting a world that is filled with inclusion, compassion, empathy and love. 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