Posts Tagged ‘DSAM’
Best of All- Ivan
Meet Ivan “On Saturday, November 23rd, 2019, St. Joseph Academy was having a Feathers Party fundraiser with live music in Crest Hill, IL. “Arbor Creek” was their main band although some other musicians performed through out the night. At the end of the night, Arbor Creek invited Ivan to join them during their closing song.…
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Introducing Grace “4 girls that have known each other since they were in baby carriers. Some like sports, some don’t. Some like certain foods, some don’t. Some like movies, some don’t. You get my drift…these girls are all different but they all have Down syndrome. I’ve had people ask me about Grace and even say…
Read MoreMeet Samantha
Introducing: Samantha “Children with different abilities need pretty much the same thing every human being needs: acceptance and opportunity.” Heather Avis, Scoot Over and Make Some Room We are so very grateful for GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley and all the opportunities they provide for our Samantha. It’s been a wonderful place for us…
Read MoreMeet Cassidy
Introducing Cassidy “6 years ago, when we had Cassidy, we were not only first-time parents but new parents to a baby with Down syndrome. Doctors painted a bleak picture but the repeated thing we heard was, “people with Down syndrome are happy.” And she is happy. She is easily the happiest person we know. Not…
Read MoreMeet Luke
Introducing Luke, grade 5 “It might be cliche, but Luke has truly taught us more about life than we could have ever imagined. His surprise diagnosis at birth was devastating and scary. If only we could go back 11 years to those terrified parents and tell them what a true gift this was! Luke…
Read MoreOctober 30th- Aaron and Laura
“Our sweet Aaron is five, and he is the third son of our biological children. Including my step-son, we have four boys in all. During our prenatal stage, we found out at about 13 weeks that our baby would most likely have Down syndrome. As a mom, it took me by surprise, and there was…
Read MoreOctober 26- Annabelle and Jessica
“This is Annabelle Grace! She was born in October 2014, so she just turned five! Annabelle brings so much joy and laughter to our family. Annabelle’s diagnosis was a surprise to us, we found out right after she was born. There was a period of adjustment since she spent her first three weeks in the…
Read MoreOctober 25th- Matteo and Mayfe
“Our first boy Matteo was born on March 17th 2013, he was the most wished baby after trying to conceive almost for a year. When he finally got here and the diagnosis was confirmed a few days later we were very scared about the future for him. We certainly had no idea or knowledge about…
Read MoreOctober 24th- Chloe and Julie
“There is a phrase well known to families in the Down syndrome community, ‘The Lucky Few’. It’s something only parents and close loved ones can truly understand. I recall when we got our prenatal diagnosis, we thought our world was falling apart. During this time, I was given a book where parents of children with…
Read MoreOctober 23rd- Buddy and Taylor
“My husband and I were just coming out of our teen years when we found out we were going to bring our blessing with Down syndrome into the world. After the diagnosis I had termination offered to me almost every visit. The doctors would tell us, ‘You have such a bright future, you don’t want…
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