A ‘Noble’ idea
I was pointed to Pamela Wilson’s post at Bella Online. In this post on the passing of Melissa Riggio (daughter of Barnes and Noble CEO Steve Riggio) I mention this because I was moved by the idea and I think some of you might be interested in participating in the tribute as well… Some family and affiliate …
In Memoriam…
On March 29th I shared an article that was published in National Geographic Kids site. It was about this remarkable young woman Melissa who wrote about being a normal teen who happened to have an extra chromosome. I thought it was a remarkable testament not only to what a remarkable young woman she was – …
For today, we light a candle
Well today we had to sit down and tell Katherine that Auntie’s illness was more than just jaundice. The word cancer in our family understandably has the most serious of connotations. Katherine is named for two people who died of cancer. Auntie was best friends with these two extraordinary ladies. One of those ladies was …
Love across the miles
It’s been an eternity it seems since I was able to write here. On incredibly short notice we packed the family up and drove to New Jersey from Georgia. It’s a 900+ mile trip and a bit over 16 hours in a car. Tons of fun with a toddler and a special needs child. Ok …
TiVo® Alert Autism Every Day on Sundance Channel
Autism Every Day on Sundance Channel: The Sundance Channel will present the U.S. television premiere of Lauren Thierry’s documentary Autism Every Day on Wednesday, April 2 at 8 p.m. ET (which is World Autism Awareness Day). The film documents the day in the lives of eight families struggling to raise children with autism. I hope …
The Sunday Paper for March 30, 2008…
…and a cup of coffee Every Sunday I hope to offer you my version of the Sunday paper with articles from the past week or two, relevant or uplifitng (or both), on various issues within the special needs community. Students with needs discover their talents Program in Mamaroneck, NY helps teens with a variety of …
Just a normal teenager who happens to have an extra chromosome
It’s amazing that I got this article sent to me by my friend Johanna. It ties right into a conversation I was having with Katherine – ok well kinda. The conversation was had but since Katherine doesn’t have Down Syndrome it wasn’t exactly the same. What I loved about this article was it was so …
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