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Brooke and Melanie-- If Brooke had her way, she would stay like this in Melanie's arms forever, her favorite position.

Mother's affections --'All mothers wish their babies would always stay babies,' Says mother Melanie. 'I've got a baby forever.'

TV--One of her favorite things to do is watch TV in her crib and loves to watch reruns of 'I LOVE LUCY. '

FAMILY-- Family portrait; Howard withBrooke, sisters Caitlin, Emily, and mom Melanie

INTERACTION--Brook at special needs class at Ridge Ruxton school. Simple things like acknowledging teacher Missy Beltran is an achievement. A year ago she couldn't do this.

HER OWN-- Brooke roams hallway in her customized walker at school.

SCARED OF DOC --Because of her long history in hospitals, one thing that terrifies Brooke is a visit to doctor's office. Here her Pediatrician Dr. Lawrence Pakula examines her ears.

YOUNGER SISTER-With younger sister Caitlin who is 5 years old, now much bigger than Brooke.

Twelfth of July revelers proudly wave the Union-jack at the tarditional Protestant holiday bonfire in the Shankill neighborhood of Belfast. The Twelfth of July commemorates William of Orange's victory over the Catholics at the Battle of the Boyne in…

The presence of razor wire and armed British soldiers block the Orange Order from marching through a Catholic neighborhood on the Garvaghy Road in Portadown during their annual parade. The march has become an annual flashpoint of sectarian tension…