{"id":27976,"date":"2022-10-20T19:45:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T23:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/raleigh\/?p=27976"},"modified":"2022-10-20T19:45:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T23:45:35","slug":"meet-rita-abbey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/raleigh\/meet-rita-abbey\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Rita & Abbey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Isn\u2019t GiGi\u2019s Playhouse just fabulous? It does say \u201cplayhouse\u201d after all. When we lived in Wisconsin, I had heard of GiGi\u2019s but never took advantage of any of the programs. I didn\u2019t think they applied to my daughter who was well past being a baby! But when we moved to NC a year ago, I was so anxious to help Abbey, who was 33 years old, find a place to fit in and feel comfortable. Moving was a big deal for us. I had lost my husband and Abbey\u2019s dad to Covid, she was leaving a job she loved and worked at for 13 years, plus leaving all her Special Olympics and YMCA friends.<\/p>\n

So, I just started looking for places to help – and GiGi\u2019s was one of the first on the list. What a blessing that was! It wasn\u2019t just for babies\u2026 they had a great offering for adults with Down syndrome, as well, and everyone was so welcoming. We immediately found that GiGi\u2019s was a place to begin our love for programming. Not only was I able to plug Abbey into several programs at GiGi\u2019s, but the staff was so helpful to give us more recommendations of other programs that might be helpful as well.<\/p>\n

Today, a year later, Abbey\u2019s schedule is full once again with activities about which she is so excited and from where she\u2019s growing and learning and making new friends.<\/p>\n

Thank you, GiGi\u2019s Raleigh. You were our North Carolina safe haven.<\/p>\n

~Rita Goodwin, Abbey’s Mom<\/em><\/p>\n

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