Grief /ɡrēf/ Deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone’s death. I’ll start with some honesty. I am fortunate enough to not be an expert on this topic but I can tell you that some of the people who I love the most in life are grieving...
Read moreWhat I Know Now. My next career is about to begin. I know this will be exciting, fulfilling, and filled with variety. What I don’t know is how it will change my life on a daily basis. In my lifetime I have held many roles. I have been a daughter...
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My sweet daughter, So many months ago, before we knew that you had Down syndrome when we were told that there was something wrong, something that could be “inconsistent with life”, I wish I could have had a window into this moment. You’ve fallen...
Read morePEOPLE FIRST, CONDITION SECOND “Look at that cute downs baby” “I had a downs kid in my class in high school” “My friend has a downs child” Nothing about the statements above seem particularly offensive to most people but if you...
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What I know now.. I have this morning routine. It is a daily ritual that travels with me whereever I go. Nothing interrupts it and it never stops. Even when my children were little, they knew. They knew, the wee hours of the morn were mommy’s...
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In January of 2017, we worked with Whitman Wellness Center, in Whitman, Massachusetts to launch a yearlong service project benefiting the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress (MDSC) with the aim to educate people about Down syndrome (DS). One in...
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My daughter and I attended a rally in Boston last night to show our support for the Governor’s efforts to offer housing to the children of Central America, who desperately need our help now. Massachusetts is ready to serve. I was so happy to be...
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A-Rise and Shine, for the light has come, and the glory of the sun will shine upon you. For the past 8 years I have had the good fortune and honor to celebrate the summer solstice with “my girls” from GIRLS NIGHT OUT WORKSHOP (GNO) GNO is a...
Read moreThis week has been filled with talk about nurturing our mothers and if you are a mother, taking time out, ONE DAY A YEAR, to nurture yourself. As wonderful as the nurturing sentiment may be, the idea that Mothers and other caregivers only get...
Read moreI know where my soul resides in this physical form, down, in the middle, not in the front, nor the back, but center, in the inner sacrum. The head and the heart struggle for top billing and being human, I let them take turns thinking...
Read moreI really need to be healthier and feel more confident and comfortable in my body. I have a lot of pain in my joints, wear and tear damage mostly, I am doing water aerobics and yoga, Before February I hadn’t been to the Whitman Wellness...
Read moreI love that Einstein quote: “There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. It sums life up for me and keeps me moving along. The going is not always nice and easy...
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