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If You’re Worried About a World Without Down Syndrome, Read This and Share

My Most Important Job

Roughly 27 years ago the universe looked over my resume, took into account my previous experience, my qualifications, and my goals and gave me a job that I was totally – I mean utterly – unqualified for.

Parent.

And as an added bonus and complete surprise, the universe also immediately promoted me, as a show of good faith, to the role of “special needs parent.”

The application process was cleverly disguised, I won’t bore you with those details but the final result was a new lifelong job with

Mardra2017-08-20T17:46:27-05:00Categories: Grown Ups & Downs|Tags: Arguing Eugenics, Down syndrome, Down Syndrome Association of the Midlands, Down Syndrome Diagnosis Information & Support Act, Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network, eugenics, Global Down Syndrome Foundation, Lettercase.org, Mark Leach, NDSC, prenatal diagnosis, The Parent's Guide to Down Syndrome|6 Comments

7 Lessons Learned And/Or Affirmed at NDSC
7 Lessons Learned And/Or Affirmed at NDSC

7 Lessons Learned And/Or Affirmed at NDSC

Here’s one we took:

1) 1000 True Fans starts with One.

Black Day: The Monster Rock Band, isn’t for everyone, but those who it is for

– LOVE it!

We heard of families at the show whose kids read and read again the storybook. Here’s a great share from our first biggest little fan from the conference:

Mardra2017-07-13T13:49:41-05:00Categories: Grown Ups & Downs|Tags: Black Day, learning is fun, NDSC, now|0 Comments

National Down Syndrome Congress – NDSC

Mission and History

The National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC) is a membership-sustained not-for-profit organization dedicated to an improved world for individuals with Down syndrome. Founded in 1973, we are the leading national resource of support and information for anyone touched by or seeking to learn about Down syndrome, from the moment of a prenatal diagnosis through adulthood. The […]

7 LESSONS LEARNED AND/OR AFFIRMED

Mardra2017-09-24T11:22:23-05:00Categories: Featured Down Syndrome Resources|Tags: NDSC|0 Comments

What No One Told Me About NDSC Conventions
What No One Told Me About NDSC Conventions

What No One Told Me About NDSC Conventions

I said Marcus would Never…

Five years ago I wrote in an article that published in the Omaha World Herald that Marcus would never live independently. I did. I said it like an undeniable fact.

Then Again…

Two years ago I wrote, “Marcus Talks about Moving Out.”

This last weekend I recognized in him even more independence and he and I talked about a “Marcus Meeting” where we will tackle some of his life goals, like an apartment and (gulp)

Mardra2016-07-26T11:12:36-05:00Categories: Grown Ups & Downs, Parent's Guide to Down Syndrome|Tags: adult with down syndrome, change the world, change your world, learning is fun, NDSC, now|0 Comments

If You’re Worried About a World Without Down Syndrome, Read This and Share

My Most Important Job

7 Lessons Learned And/Or Affirmed at NDSC

7 Lessons Learned And/Or Affirmed at NDSC

National Down Syndrome Congress – NDSC

7 LESSONS LEARNED AND/OR AFFIRMED

What No One Told Me About NDSC Conventions

What No One Told Me About NDSC Conventions

I said Marcus would Never…

Then Again…

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