by Mariah Maza | Apr 18, 2019 | Disability
“Mum was told I had Down syndrome when she was seven months pregnant,” Charlie said. “Doctors tried to bully her to abort me. They said I would never speak properly, never learn to read, write, or be independent. They told mum I would ruin her life and my...
by Stephanie Mullowney | Apr 11, 2019 | Disability, Single Parenting
Dear sweet Hannah Grace, My beautiful daughter, my life-changer, my literal gift from God. I want you to know some things about yourself that others may not know. I want to tell you how you’ve impacted not only mine, but so many lives around this whole big world. I...
by Josiah Friedman | Apr 9, 2019 | Disability
Last week, I sat down with the man who is changing how millions of people across the world see Down syndrome. Frank Stephens grew up in a world that questioned his value and worth. In the US, 67% of pregnancies prenatally diagnosed with his condition end in...
by Mariah Maza | Mar 26, 2019 | Culture, Disability
Meet Dawn Alsept — wife, mother of six, proud homeschooler, homesteader, and author. In 2016, she became a passionate advocate as well, after her life took an unexpected turn. That was the year Dawn gave birth to her sixth child, Cedar, who has a genetic condition...
by Mariah Maza | Jun 19, 2018 | Disability, Fatherhood, Single Parenting
Country singer and songwriter Rory Feek knows what it is like to encounter the unexpected. In 2014, Rory and his wife, Joey — known more popularly by their musical pseudonym Joey + Rory — stepped away from the country music world to prepare for the birth of their...
by Christopher (Emmy's Dad) | Jun 16, 2018 | Disability, Fatherhood
The journey to get to where I am today has been beautiful. It has been imperfect, but it has been beautiful to look back and see what it took to get to where we are today. Amy and I went through three years of “unexplained infertility” before finally having our lil’...
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