Having a Baby With Down Syndrome Changed Everything
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My Child With Down Syndrome is Counting on You
Fall is upon us! For many, including me, autumn is a time for traditions: apple picking, pumpkin patches, hot apple…
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What They Don’t Tell You About Having a Child With Down Syndrome
Just short of nine months after I married my high school sweetheart, we were welcoming our first child into the…
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My Down Syndrome Awareness Has Grown Up With My Son
My son Alex went on his first date this past weekend. I had all of the big feels that go…
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I Caught a Glimpse of Heaven at a Theme Park
I cried today at a theme park designed for people with disabilities and made for all. A woman at the…
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I Carry Him
I carry him. I know it looks silly, his toes dangle past my knees. He’s getting tall and heavy, too.…
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This North Dakota Homecoming Queen is Capturing Hearts Everywhere
When Paula and Kevin Burckard’s third child was born, she arrived with a little something extra the North Dakota couple…
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Why God Gave One Son a Miracle But Not the Other
This is the tale of two brothers, each born with separate life-threatening medical conditions. I am their mother. I prayed…
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Dear Special Needs Mom, I See You
Dear special needs mom, I want you to know that I see you. I see you running your child to…
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My Son with Down Syndrome has a Higher Intelligence
We’ve been through a lot of big life things in the last year. They are the kind of hardships we will look…
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