Sunday, February 7 – I know what I was doing 17 years ago today. It wasn’t Super Bowl Sunday. It was Soup Sunday, the largest volunteer event for Memphis based non-profit Youth Villages. I was the volunteer manager for Youth […]
Plans for Rachel
Tag: prenatal diagnosis
Down Syndrome Awareness in 21 Images
I think it’s great that Marty McFly went Back to the Future on this 21st Day of Down Syndrome Awareness Month – 2015! Very thoughtful of Marty and Doc Brown. In honor of Back to the Future Day and Down […]
Baby Rachel’s Sweet 16; 16 Things I Love
Rachel is celebrating her Sweet 16 in NYC. “Wicked,” “The Lion King,” and much more on the schedule. It really does seem like just yesterday we were anticipating her birth.We had a prenatal diagnosis and she looked healthy on her […]
I’m So Glad I’m Your Mommy, Rachel!
I can tell you exactly what I was doing 16 years ago right now. I was headed to pick up Jonathan. His 34-year-old, healthy, no family history of cancer self had a colorectal tumor removed. Bring him home. Get him […]
15 Years ago – Awards Not On My Radar
I cannot tell you exactly what I was doing 15 years ago last night. I can tell you that I was not envisioning the precious baby girl I was due to deliver in less than two months receiving awards. Certainly […]
The Difference 15 Years Makes
On an annual basis I send an email to many of you reminding you of how our life changed 15 years ago today, February 5. That day seemed so dark, and I felt a deeper devastation than I can really […]
First Things After the Diagnosis
The other day my friend Melissa Kline Skavlem posted the “first thing I wrote about Down syndrome – 74 days after Violette (her daughter) was born.” You can read it here “People with Down Syndrome Offer Potential.” I started thinking […]
DS Parents – Guilty of Feeling
I started to say I learned something the past two days. However, I realized I was simply reminded of something. A lot of parents, especially moms of children with Down syndrome and other disabilities, have a lot of guilt and […]
I’ll Take Her With Down Syndrome, Please
Last week I was at the National Down Syndrome Congress Convention for the first time in a few years. It was good to be there and visit with many good friends while making some new ones. A week ago today […]