Do you have someone who can complete your sentences? Someone who is the ying to your yang? Someone who truly makes you a better person? I do! Her name is Mardra and it’s her birthday month!
read moreBy Mardra Sikora Today we are using a word found in the urban dictionary, a term derived from fiction, however the threat is still real. I confess, I have scrapped and re-written this blog about 10 times. It’s not easy stuff to…
read moreBy Mardra Sikora In some ways, we in the Down syndrome community are our own village. This last March 21st organizations and individuals reached out to unknown friends and presented them with random acts of kindness. A lovely introduction to our village….
read moreEverything Starts at Home This week there is the Buddy Walk on Washington. Big things are being done on the big stage. But, what’s happening at home in your town? The local groups have their feet on the ground, working for the…
read moreYou know, for years (YEARS) I kept a bassinette in my garage, just in case someone left a baby on my doorstep. No one ever did, likely because in this day and age, it doesn’t usually work that way. (Fortunately, I should…
read moreIt would be a gross disservice to not include the families who advocate online by sharing their truths as part of the All Together Now collaboration here on The Road. (Of course, you may think we are partial to the blogging cause,…
read moreBy Mardra Sikora Many of our community, when we hear the name Ethan Saylor, get a battle weary sensation tingling under the skin, and an ache that surrounds our heart. So much for “justice” and all that that implies…I know. I get…
read moreBy Mardra and Grown Ups & Downs Would he like a sucker? Today Marcus and I took the pile of annual reports paperwork to the probate office at the courthouse. Ooooh, sounds scary doesn’t it? Well, it is a bit intimidating, but everyone…
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