Archive for September 2016
Ten Questions You Always Wanted to Ask a Person with Down Syndrome
By Johannes Musial Jonas is 22 now and lives with his parents in the town of Rangsdorf, just outside Berlin. He used to want to be James Bond or a paleontologist, but after doing an internship at Berlin’s RambaZamba theater, he grew passionate about acting. Since then, he’s appeared in six plays and one film.…
Read MoreMY SON, BIG-C, HAS DOWN SYNDROME
by: Kim My husband and I were expecting our second son. I was pregnant and enjoying my pregnancy. This pregnancy was different from my last in that my leg cramps at night were so much worse, I wasn’t able to rest as much ( I was chasing my first born around), and I wasn’t reading…
Read MoreGiGi’s Playhouse Tinley Park- A Follow up about Jeff
At almost 40 years old, Jeff’s dream is to get a job at McDonald’s. His sister brought him to GiGi’s for literacy tutoring in an attempt to retrieve some dormant skills. From day one, Jeff has come to weekly tutoring with a pen in his pocket and a smile on his face. His Mom–not so…
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