Down syndrome Archives - Page 8 of 19 - Gillian Marchenko

World Down Syndrome Day 2013, RAISE YOUR FLAG

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World Down Syndrome Day 2013, RAISE YOUR FLAG Today is World Down Syndrome […]

In My Arms, the privilege of holding my daughter with Down syndrome

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In My Arms “Mom!” Polly yells out in her sleep. Her body thrashes […]

She stands tall, not trying to fix the child I adopted

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When we adopted Evangeline from Ukraine in 2009, she hunched. She cowered. She […]

When people say the word “retard”

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When people say the word “retard”, honestly, I don’t always want to speak […]