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June 2011

June 13, 2011

What I’m Reading: Articles about Sarah Palin and Down syndrome, Disability Worldwide, and Prenatal Screening

As reporters and others cull through Sarah Palin's emails of the past few years, one...

June 08, 2011

Perfectly Human: All for the Good… by Kelly Wendel

I was only five years old when my cousin Ben was born. I do not...

June 08, 2011

Questions About A Good and Perfect Gift Part 1

Yesterday two packages arrived. The first was a small box with five "Advanced Reading Copies"...

June 04, 2011

Interview About Disability, Faith, and the Gift of Every Life

Last week I was interviewed on the John and Kathy Show of Word FM, a...

June 01, 2011

Perfectly Human: What Really Matters by Sarah Messner

When I was little, my big sister Katey carried, snuggled, cooed at, tickled, and pushed...

May 2011

May 31, 2011

Getting Ready for Kindergarten

Is she ready? Penny is five years old. She is starting to sound out simple...

May 25, 2011

Overcoming Disability or Can She Do It?

My husband Peter is a runner. Five miles is a short run. He runs half...

May 24, 2011

Ballet Recitals, Carelessness, and Grace Part Two

Five years ago, I sat in a theater watching little girls in tutus with tears...

May 20, 2011

Down Syndrome Decades Ago: Nothing But Absence

(An abridged version of this review appeared in the May/June issue of Books and Culture.)...

May 18, 2011

Is There Such a Thing as Wrongful Birth?

A few years back, I read an article in the New York Times Magazine about...

May 17, 2011

Penny’s Prayers

I was putting Penny to bed tonight and I asked, "Do you want me to...

May 16, 2011

Growing Up with Down Syndrome

I don't think about it much any more, but when Penny was born, some of...

May 13, 2011

“Curing” Down Syndrome?

I found out last week that my friend Ellen Painter Dollar and I won an...

May 09, 2011

Sometimes It’s Good Not to Have a Choice (Or What I Didn’t Know Didn’t Hurt Me)

It sounds like good news. Researchers have developed a non-invasive test to detect Down syndrome...

April 2011

April 18, 2011

My Upcoming Book: A Good and Perfect Gift

I've been working for years now on a memoir about the first few years of...

April 14, 2011

What Will You Be When You Grow Up?

It's a question I remember from my childhood. And I remember my answers--everything from a...

April 13, 2011

Perfectly Human: Celebrate by Gary Bender

To read more about the Perfectly Human series, click here. Today we hear from Margaret...

April 12, 2011

Would You Welcome a Child with Down Syndrome?

Three stories that couldn't be more different. One abortion. One orphan denied a family. And...

April 07, 2011

In Memory of Francis or Outgrowing Their Clothes

A little boy died on Monday. His name was Francis, and he had Down syndrome....

April 06, 2011

Perfectly Human: Becoming Aware of Beauty by Mica May

"Perfectly Human" is a series of guest posts that runs every Wednesday afternoon. Today Mica...

September 2010

September 23, 2010

When the World Comments On Your Life

I’ve found myself in the center of a squall this past week. A squall of my...

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