by Sandra | Apr 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
As Sean explores the new things available to him as a 21 year old adult, we are enjoying the discovery as well. Sean doesn’t really like beer, but he orders a beer at a restaurant because he wants to show his ID to the waiter. He orders O’Douls—because Dad... by Sandra | Mar 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
How do you know when to end a book titled Adventures in Independence? Because the adventures are truly just beginning and every day is an adventure as Sean’s Mom. When I submitted the manuscript for Who’s the Slow Learner? A Chronicle of Inclusion... by Sandra | Oct 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Since this is Sean’s birth week, I wanted to share what happened after we found out he had Down syndrome. Rick had to call the person doing our birth announcements with Sean’s stats: “9 pounds 3 ounces, 21.5... by Sandra | Oct 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Twenty-one years ago today I learned what being a mother truly meant. After three hours of trying to push a 9 pound three ounce baby out the way most babies travel, I begged for a C-Section and was granted one. Minutes after the doctor carefully made the... by Sandra | Aug 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Becoming a parent to a child with disabilities isn’t so different to becoming a parent to any child. You go into labor, push, push, push. End up with a C-Section anyway, but in the end, there is a baby. The baby is a baby, he’s my baby. I love him more...