Marcus and “Charlie Brown” from the Sioux City Community Theatre Production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Who needs New York city?! Marcus was introduced to Broadway, I mean the real Broadway, because I had a job that allowed me to…
read moreOriginally posted by Mardra of Grown Ups & Downs 1/15/2014 Yup folks, there it is, the 18 pages I have to complete within the next week. Sure, “the state” mailed them to me postmarked Dec 12th, but you see, to get the…
read more~~~ WORK, in this house, is a REQUIREMENT ~~~The purpose of this post is not to debate sheltered workshops, but to give those who are interested, insight into the vocational process we have experienced with Josh. His “resume” of sorts. These are OUR…
read moreThe other side of awareness Today’s guest post in honor of WDSD comes from Susan Holcombe – mother of Rion. In preparation for all of the “awareness” discussions that would be happening this week, I asked for stories that flip our usual…
read moreIn March 2014 the theme on The Road was stories. In this post, originally shared 3/19, Mardra shared a few of the stories she shared with professional service providers who work with developmentally delayed adults. Speaking of Stories… I’m sharing the mugshot, I mean…
read moreI don’t have any one story that pops into my mind that I can share with you about Josh. Specifically, because I share daily stories about his life on his Facebook page, Just Joshin’ Ya, so it would seem that I’m all storied-out, OR…
read moreBy Stephanie Holland This month we’ll focus on telling stories about the adults who have Down syndrome that we love. We’ll also address some of the issues that surround talking in public about our loved ones like: What stories should be told…
read moreIn the past few weeks, maybe a month (time goes by so fast and is so hard to keep track of), Josh has been expecting more from those around him. He has ‘all of a sudden’ developed an expectation that he be…
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