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The Day I Danced with an Angel
on Jun 19, 2008 in Friends heaven personal miracles happiness angels Spirituality down syndrome love children God Joy The day started like all school mornings. Dawn was breaking, our puppy needed to go out, and our week day routine was getting underway; nothing particularly unusual.I couldn't image that this day I would spend a moment in heaven.I was slicing a banan...
“Disability Dolls”: A Blessing or a Curse?
on Jun 30, 2008 in Uncategorized ableism blindness differences disabilities disability disability dolls dolls down syndrome race racism wheelchairs I saw an interesting article the other day about dolls specially made to represent people with disabilities. Down Syndrome, cancer, blindness are being represented in some of the new dolls being made, as well as dolls that use wheelchairs. The arti...
Dare to Dream
on Jul 31, 2008 in dreams encourage Down syndrome Robert Hajjar, Founder of IDEAL-WAY.ca, and Michael 'Pinball' Clemons, CFL Legend and Toronto Argonauts CEO."All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them." Walt Disney"All the world's a stage." William ShakespeareWhen I was f...
I Have a Voice
on Aug 28, 2008 in Next Chapter Book Club Down syndrome Down Research Foundation book clubs developmentally disabled One of my favourite things to do is sit on the deck and read a good book. I can't get enough of books, sometimes juggling two or three at a time. A murder mystery is in my car (it's unthinkable to sit in a waiting room without the latest P.D. James t...
Crisis of feminism
on Sep 10, 2008 in Down Syndrome Feminism Sara Palin In religious circles (of which I know relatively little), when one struggles with one's faith, when one finds oneself questioning things of which one has always been certain, when one's deeply-held beliefs have been pulled out, dusted off and found w...