October is National Down Syndrome Month and each year group's around the country hold their charitable walks to raise awareness. Here's how Hollywood came to Down Syndrome of Louisville's Walk. Continue Reading
October 4, 2013
An Awe-Inspiring Showing of Support: another truth about Down syndrome walks
Tomorrow is my local organization's annual charitable walk to kick off October being National Down Syndrome Awareness Month. I can't wait. Continue Reading
October 3, 2013
The Transformative Experience of Down Syndrome
Today my local paper ran my op-ed (available here) on how knowing someone with Down syndrome can be a transformative experience. Here are the links for the examples I use in the column. Continue Reading
October 2, 2013
Why is it called “Down syndrome”? (Or, why I wish there had been a Dr. Awesome)
October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Yesterday concerned what Down syndrome is. Today is the first of two posts on why it is called "Down syndrome." Continue Reading
September 26, 2013
Blog Hop: The Truth About Down Syndrome Awareness Walks
Fellow-blogger Meriah at her blog "With A little Moxie" is holding another "Blog Hop" asking for one truth, one tip, and one photo. I will hopefully not too shamelessly promote my daughter's Walk team with this entry. Continue Reading
September 25, 2013
Equal justice under law, no matter how many chromosomes
In January, a 26-year old man was killed outside a movie theater while being restrained by off-duty police officers. His crime: not paying for a movie ticket. Why isn't more known about what caused this homicide? Continue Reading
September 6, 2013
Reversing Down syndrome & the Golden Rule
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have reversed the effects on the brain in mice engineered with half the genes found in Down syndrome by injecting a compound into the brains of newborn mice. So, in the span of a few months, researchers have "turned off" Down syndrome, and now its effects have been reversed. Continue Reading
August 26, 2013
GONE: 150,000 fewer people with Down syndrome in the U.S.
The long-stated estimated number of people living with Down syndrome in the United States had been 400,000. This number has been reduced by almost 40 percent. Continue Reading
August 22, 2013
“Is that a man?”–HuffPostLive discusses prenatal testing for Down syndrome
Tuesday, HuffPostLive featured a discussion on prenatal testing for Down syndrome. You can watch the video at this link. Part of the discussion made me think of a very bizarre story from our past. Continue Reading
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