by Jane Thurston | May 21, 2015 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
It’s that time of year – – the end of the school year time of year. For us it’s the end of our public school special education experience. Last week was the very last end-of-year choir concert for us. Joey had a great time. Choir and ceramics will be...
by Jane Thurston | Feb 20, 2015 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
What is beautiful? I have taken some beautiful photographs, but, of course, what is beautiful to one may not be so interesting to another. This week my husband and I were in the car with our 19 year old Down syndrome son. As usual he had his coloring with him and he...
by Tudie Rose | Jan 30, 2015 | Tudie Rose: Daily Dose
The richness of the human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. —Helen Keller My dad used to say that you have to experience the bad days to appreciate the good ones. I think Dad and Helen Keller were onto...
by Jane Thurston | Jan 15, 2015 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
“Emily’s brother’s retarded.” My 3rd grade daughter got into the car after school one day saying she had overheard these words in her classroom. I could tell she didn’t want to be hurt by them but she had a sense that they were unkind. She asked what they meant. What...
by Tudie Rose | Jul 25, 2014 | Tudie Rose--Marriage
A friend spoke in Sacrament Meeting (LDS worship service) recently and said that our problems are ours alone, but we alone have been given the tools to make them our servants. That thought hit me square in the face because I have been doing research on how children...
