Posts in children with special needs

Why a wave matters, thoughts on parenting a nonverbal child

Gillian Marchenko -
May 2
Why a wave matters, thoughts on parenting a nonverbal child “I had a […]
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Leading the way, thoughts about sisterhood and Down syndrome

Gillian Marchenko -
Mar 26
(I’m on vacation this week … So here’s a post from the archives. […]
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In My Arms, the privilege of holding my daughter with Down syndrome

Gillian Marchenko -
Mar 19
In My Arms “Mom!” Polly yells out in her sleep. Her body thrashes […]
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She stands tall, not trying to fix the child I adopted

Gillian Marchenko -
Mar 13
When we adopted Evangeline from Ukraine in 2009, she hunched. She cowered. She […]
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