Author, Speaker, and Down Syndrome Advocate
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Author and Down Syndrome Advocate- Most Recent Posts
Take Me Up and #WDSD19
"Up" by Timothy Wright The bright blue sky in this photo projects the endless pallet of possibility. The balloon displays the colors of diversity, happiness, hopefulness, cooperation, and potential; it brightens the sky with hope. With a basket, it can carry us to an endless view of the world below, both vast yet suddenly insignificant. When the breezes push, we may hold hands and fascinate over the landscape, challenge our ideas of where the horizon stops, and float over minutia to embrace the vast. The air we
So Close, Yet So Far Away #LeaveNoOneBehind #WDSD19
I proudly share and emphasize the achievements of people with Down syndrome. I intentionally spotlight success stories. All the while keeping in mind a spotlight, in some ways, emphasizes the presence of only a few on the stage. I forever marvel at how much more our world has to gain if we just gave everyone a chance at a solid educational foundation and appropriate health care. How much further along would our planet be *right now* if “the few” didn’t cut off these opportunities for the many? The next
I Don’t Know
My mother’s things are in disarray all around me. Her sunglasses are in the center console of my car. Her signature “Betty Boop” coat is draped over my back seat. Her purse is next to the couch in my family room. The clear baggie (fancy hospital luggage, I call it) holding her pictures and coloring books from her bedside is on the floor under my kitchen counter. It’s next to Christmas gifts we haven’t yet put away. Her health took an emergency turn just before Christmas, really, and
Down Syndrome Author News, Events, Opinions
Marcus is part of a program teaching playwriting
Former North drama teacher Jennifer Castello-Scott, now a freelance drama educator, devised the curriculum. She enlisted the help of author and speaker Marcus Sikora, who has Down syndrome. Marcus was involved in this cool program to teach the kids. Here's a lovely article in the Omaha World Herald about the program: Circle Theatre works with schools on playwriting project for special education students Read on!
Momaha: How I went from gold medal worrier to luckiest mom I know
Published on Momaha via Omaha.com earlier this week: Earlier this month, I stood next to my son, Marcus, while he spoke to a room of more than 1,200 spectators. It was unbelievable to witness. The event was the star studded "Be Beautiful, Be Yourself" fashion show, which took place Nov. 11 in Denver. The Global Down Syndrome Foundation hosts this event each year to raise money to continue research and improve medical care for people with Down syndrome. Marcus was named the 2017 "Be Beautiful, Be Yourself" Ambassador. As the parent of an adult with Down syndrome, I have been a
Marcus is the “King of Denver”
Check out this awesome clip from the event night on KGW: Daily Blast LIVE's Tory Shulman Visits the Global Down Syndrome Foundation's Fashion Show Awesome!
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