Filling Up The Blanks for My Children with Special Needs
En español, As any mother does for her children, I’m always there for them, or at least I try hard to be. There is no manual that assures me I’m …
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Why do We Keep Punishing People With Special Needs and Their Families?
I’m not a health policy expert or a lawyer. I’m just a mother. But I’m a mother who happens to have two children with Down syndrome and knows and understands …
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From the Mother’s Perspective: Life as a Couple When Raising Children with Special Needs
Lea en español, aquí, Every time people learn of my divorced status as the mother of two children with Down syndrome, they immediately assume my marital failure is due to …
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Emir’s First Birthday Party as a Teenager
Thanks Chuck E. Cheese’s for sponsoring this beautiful day for Emir and his friends! Click aquí para leer en español, And suddenly, that defenseless baby who came from me is …
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