TEDDY participant Marissa created a TEDDY Newsletter for her 8th grade Capstone Project in spring 2022. We have included it with our emailed 2023 TEDDY News it is also viewable below. Marissa chose to learn more about TEDDY data and interviewed Dr. Kendra Vehik one of our TEDDY researchers who analyzes data and writes publications. Please check it out! If you are interested in TEDDY being a focus of your school project, please let us know!
It was about this time in 2004, when I joined the TEDDY Colorado study team that was just forming. Dr. Rewers, who I had worked with on two other big studies, had told me about this incredibly important collaborative study that he, together with others from around the world, were starting with funding from NIH. It was a pivotal time in my career and life. When Dr. Rewers asked me to step in and step up, I only hoped I could make a difference for TEDDY as he had made in offering me the job. Creating, implementing and helping oversee the TEDDY protocol for 19 years with an incredible team has made the second half of my career a joy, giving me a sense of accomplishment, community and yes, family. Moreover, you, the TEDDY kids and families, who have been on this journey, are the heart of this family and the mission of discovery that is TEDDY. Though I have met very few of the 1375 families that enrolled in TEDDY Colorado, I know well of your efforts on our behalf. I am so grateful to all of you, for the patience given, stamina in completing protocols, feedback to make us better, and dedication to making a difference in ways you may never see. Working with this incredible TEDDY family of staff, investigators and participants has been an enormous privilege and the adventure of a lifetime. From my heart, I thank you all. Warmest Regards—Judy Baxter
