by Jane Thurston | Dec 23, 2016 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
At Christmastime, we remember the reason for all the world’s joy. And celebrate the day He became a small boy. In our church a person’s membership record includes the date he or she was baptized. I’ll never forget the moment I laid eyes on my Down syndrome...
by Jane Thurston | Dec 15, 2016 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
The beginning of the life of Christ began the lessons that we learn from Him in mortality. He taught often by telling stories that invited listeners to connect eternal principles with their everyday lives. My daughter has noticed how scenes from her everyday life...
by Jane Thurston | Oct 20, 2016 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
Don’t be frightened by this scary x-ray! It’s not a Halloween decoration – it’s actually the inside of my Down syndrome son’s foot. One of life’s “if I’d known then what I know now” moments can be explained here. When I went for the amniocentesis that would tell...
by Jane Thurston | Sep 16, 2016 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
Like any child, my Down syndrome son has a lot of behaviors that seem to be unique to his personality. Not unique in that no other child has ever done such a thing, but that the way the behaviors combine adds up to something recognizable as just “so Joey”. When my...
by Jane Thurston | Aug 18, 2016 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
For two-and-a-half years I have written about the life of my Down syndrome son. I’ve carved descriptions out of words. I’ve shared photos of his days. The one thing I haven’t done is let him speak for himself. I thought this month I’d let the experience of being...
by Jane Thurston | Jul 21, 2016 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
When my children were little we had a goal to have regular outings with just the older two. To let the focus be on them, we would leave our Down syndrome son with a sitter. On one of the earliest of these they spent the whole time seemingly at each other’s throats....
