Monday afternoon two friends stopped by to see me and wish me well. Both are moms of daughters with Down syndrome, like me. Our daughters are 20, 28, and 38, so among the three of us we are confronting an interesting array of life issues that affect families of kids with disabilities, a topic never…
You Must Read This!
Friends, this is the absolutely best-described first hand account of what happens to us when life hands us an infant with a significant handicap and our life changes forever. It is from Slate Magazine, and it is a wowzer. Feel free to let the author know that yes, she can look forward to many more…
5:00 PM on a Tuesday
I decided to take Jenny the pup outside for a little stroll as the Ranchers were leaving work at 5:00. Neighbor Tom, Isaiah House RA, was in the front yard ready to greet his guys when they arrived. We chatted for only a few minutes and then here came the onslaught of adult trikes and…
I woke up at 2:45 this morning and bundled up to take Jenny downstairs and outside to potty. Jenny is a four-month-old King Charles Spaniel pup that Jerry brought into my life ten days ago. If she does not steal your heart, you simply must not have one. As I waited for Jenny to find the perfect…