by Jane Thurston | Mar 17, 2016 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
What does my Down syndrome son know of achievement? It’s a fair question since he doesn’t speak words that communicate his feelings and he turns away for the most part if anyone tries to shine a spotlight on him. He hasn’t had many opportunities to have applause...
by Jane Thurston | Feb 18, 2016 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
When you give birth to a handicapped child people start coming out of the woodwork from government agencies, the county health department, experts of various kinds . . . I think the hospital has some responsibility to let them know about the birth. When my Down...
by Jane Thurston | Jan 21, 2016 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
There is a new television show called “Born This Way” that a number of people have been asking me about. Have I seen it? What do I think of it? I hope I don’t disappoint people who think I might be interested in it when they talk to me. First of all, I’ve always...
by Jane Thurston | Nov 24, 2015 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
What does my Down syndrome son do with his time? I am so accustomed to his routine now that it just occurred to me that the way my son spends his time might seem remarkable to other people. Virtually every minute of every day when he is at home he is positioned in...
by Jane Thurston | Oct 15, 2015 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
Finances . . . could we not talk about this please? I don’t like worrying about money, I don’t like thinking about money, and I don’t like planning for money. When my daughter was 11 years old she asked me: “What’s going to happen to Joe when you and Dad are gone?”...
