by Jane Thurston | Nov 20, 2014 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
Writing about experiences with our Down syndrome son has been a pleasure for me but this month I felt some difficulty because writing about this alone makes it seem like it is all that defines us. I must let the reader know that there is so much more going on in our...
by Jane Thurston | Oct 16, 2014 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
My Down syndrome son and I are in our 5th year at the high school. It’s actually my 12th year there, beginning with my other children, but this son is starting his 5th year because Special Education students can stay in our school system through age 21. He’s just...
by Jane Thurston | Aug 21, 2014 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
A number of people have said to me “You are so patient,” when referring to my relationship with my Down syndrome son. I understand why they say it, I know it is meant as a compliment, and I appreciate them offering it, but I don’t know that it lands on me the way they...
by Jane Thurston | Jul 17, 2014 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
At age 18 my Down syndrome son functions at about age 4 or 5, which is a beautiful age if you think about it. He has no yesterday or tomorrow; there’s only right now, and everything in the world is new and interesting – at least for a few seconds. So he can entertain...
by Jane Thurston | Jun 19, 2014 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
Mothers know things about their children. Call it intuition or inspiration, there are times when a mother just knows. Three years before my unborn son was diagnosed with Down syndrome I had a sense that it was coming. I had a baby boy that was normal and fine and...
by Jane Thurston | May 15, 2014 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
Mothers know things about their children. Call it intuition, a message from God, or “a great idea that just came to me” – sometimes a mother just knows. What a relief! Because there are also times when a mother doesn’t have a clue. With my Down syndrome son it often...
