Health and wellbeing – Access and equality for all on the occasion of World Down Syndrome Day For those of us on The Road, WDSD was… hectic to say the least. Hectic in a GOOD way! I didn’t want the month…
read moreBy: Maria Hailstone Josh keeps everyone on their toes! (especially when there’s light sabers around) You never know what kind of game or fun you will have with Josh..lol. One thing is…
read moreSince this month’s topic is legal issues, I wanted to start looking at what I’ve heard experts say is the most important “first step” in planning for the future – the Letter of Intent (LOI). From what I’ve read (I’m no lawyer)…
read moreBy: Maria Hailstone Josh from the perspective of his “Other Mother” We truly are a “blended family.” Maria is the mother of Josh’s two fabulous brothers, Jordon and Jared. (Featured in my “B is for Brothers” post on…
read moreBy: Mardra Sikora Marcusthemusical Before I was a parent and in the beginning of parenthood, I had (in my mind) strict age rules about when a child was old enough to go into the movie theater. Then one day,…
read moreAs someone who has battled with depression, the thought of it attacking my otherwise joyful son is not something I want to even consider. However, the science shows that it is possible, and maybe even a bit more likely, so I decided…
read moreBy: Gary Bender Big thanks to Gary Bender – mother of Alex – for helping us with this Challenge. When I volunteered to cover the letter L for the A to Z challenge, I immediately…
read moreBy: Stephanie Holland If I could go back 27 years to the day I found out that Josh had Down syndrome, what would I tell myself? I didn’t know before he was born. I didn’t know in…
read moreBy: Stephanie Holland Joshua is: Jovial Jaunty Jocund Jazzy Jocose Jovial – joyful and playful. Jaunty – fashionable; stylish Jocund – cheerful; high spirits. Jazzy – lively and…
read moreBy: Susan Holcombe Today’s story comes from Susan Holcombe – mother of Rion. Do we have to be invited to be included? One of my favorite things to see is when my son walks up…
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