by Jane Thurston | Apr 27, 2019 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
If my Down syndrome son were on a normal timetable, he would have started college this week. As we dropped off our older son to start this semester, I had to wonder what it might have been like if we were dropping them off together. What would it be like to be...
by Jane Thurston | Nov 2, 2017 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
I share two sentiments — that the unknown can be fearful and also a desire to be thankful in all things. Giving birth to a child with Down syndrome put those two on a collision course until I learned something that perhaps matches what the original pilgrims...
by Jane Thurston | May 18, 2017 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
When my Down syndrome son was born, agency people and programs came rushing at me. One phrase kept being repeated: “You have to be his advocate”. “Yea, right!” I thought. “How can I go to battle for him when I don’t even understand what all these options are that...
by Jane Thurston | Apr 23, 2017 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
The air is fresh, the sun is out, there’s a light breeze that’s just the right temperature. Greens are greener. Pinks, yellows, and reds are brighter. It must be spring again – a time when so many things take the chance to start over. When I saw the following...
by Jane Thurston | Mar 16, 2017 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
Sometimes my Down syndrome son is not where he’s supposed to be but the story of missing him can end with a smile. In the process of writing last month about losing track of one’s child and the horror of “whereabouts unknown”, additional life stories of ours also...
