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" With Mother&amp;#039;s Day coming up this Sunday, many people have been asking the staff at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute for gift suggestions. It&amp;#039;s our job to help consumers get the best value for their money and so we&amp;#039;ve been happily offering information about which coffee makers, travel mugs, ear buds, umbrellas, iPod docking stations, netbooks, sweaters, and other gift-y items would make great presents. Over the course of the year, we test thousands of products for editorial in Good Housekeeping magazine and for the Good Housekeeping Seal (which offers a limited money-back warranty) and, based on our extensive reviews, we enjoy advising people what to look for when they&amp;#039;re shopping. But there are some gifts that are beyond monetary value.  The Wendy Walk for Liposarcoma in LA with Wendy Landes at the center.   The Wendy Walk in Miami  The Wendy Walk in New York  A good friend of mine, Wendy Landes, was recently diagnosed with Liposarcoma, a rare form of cancer, the cure for which is solely dependent on new research. (Government funding is used for the more well-known cancers.) Only 1% of all adult cancers are sarcomas and between 15-20% of all children&amp;#039;s cancers are sarcomas. Because they are so rare, sarcomas are often misdiagnosed and sometimes thought to be sports injuries. While Wendy is undergoing an experimental chemo regimen, her 23-year-old twins, Matt and Ali and 18-year-old daughter Jackie took action and organized &amp;quot;Wendy Walks&amp;quot; in three cities-Los Angeles, New York and Miami-which took place Sunday April 18th. The walks raised over $170,000, all of which is being donated to the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative for research.   For Wendy, her children&amp;#039;s efforts to organize the walks are the ultimate Mother&amp;#039;s Day gift. The money donated gives her-and us- encouragement that sarcoma will be given attention by researchers and the public. And the love and energy shown by her children in their massive and successful undertaking of this huge, multi-city project, underscores what a true blessing they are in her lives. As her friend for many years, it&amp;#039;s a beautiful thing to see how successful she has been in her life&amp;#039;s work. She is a highly respected lawyer and divorce mediator and, more importantly, she has raised wonderful children.  Happy Mother&amp;#039;s Day, Wendy, and Happy Mother&amp;#039;s Day to all moms. Parenthood isn&amp;#039;t always easy but the rewards are incalculable. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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