{"id":47170,"date":"2023-11-24T13:02:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T12:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cmtc.nl\/?p=47170"},"modified":"2025-02-24T16:43:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T15:43:15","slug":"blog-katie-allen-november-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmtc.nl\/en\/blog\/2023\/11\/24\/blog-katie-allen-november-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Katie Allen November 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October was a busy month packed full heading to the Netherlands for the CMTC-OVM Patients\u2019 Advocate Training and the Members\u2019 Conference. I also had the fortunate opportunity to visit The Hague and see the Peace Palace.<\/p>\n<p>It is always exciting to meet other patients and families walking this rare vascular malformation path. The chance to meet people who have your condition and look like you is honestly an opportunity that never gets old and that I will never take for granted after 20 years of feeling alone in my journey.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47166 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmtc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/202311-november-2023-pic-2-web-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmtc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/202311-november-2023-pic-2-web-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.cmtc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/202311-november-2023-pic-2-web-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cmtc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/202311-november-2023-pic-2-web.jpg 484w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>The Members\u2019 Conference is a great experience for a variety of ages and family members, I took the opportunity to join in in the craft room and make a tea rest. 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