Hope Heals Camp: Belovedness and Belonging
Hope Heals Camp exists as a place where families affected by disability can receive rest, resources, and relationships. As Jay and Katherine Wolf, co-founders, say, Hope Heals seeks to “disrupt…
Hope Heals Camp exists as a place where families affected by disability can receive rest, resources, and relationships. As Jay and Katherine Wolf, co-founders, say, Hope Heals seeks to “disrupt…
WATCH NORMIE REGISTER for the Reimagining Family Life with Disability Workshop Our family was featured in a documentary called Normie. It’s a film that tells the story of Annemarie, a…
“People with Down syndrome are stubborn.” I’ve heard it from the time Penny was born. From therapists, teachers, doctors, and other parents. It has always struck me as a negative…
Quick Links: There’s a Better Way to Debate Abortion by Peter Wehner | THE ATLANTIC How the End of Roe Would Change Prenatal Care by Sarah Zhang | THE ATLANTIC…
Peter and I both cried at Penny’s annual meeting to discuss her IEP (Individualized Education Plan) goals. We cried because we were so overwhelmed with pride in her and gratitude…
Last week’s leak of a draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade has people talking (yelling?) about abortion all over again. I wrote last week…
Last week, I had the honor of spending 24 hours with the board and staff and co-founders of Hope Heals. The time reminded me of many truths, including that the…
I wrote an essay for TIME that came out today: How Disability Changed What Easter Means to My Family. As I write in this essay, when our daughter Penny was…
When Penny was three weeks old, we got a call from a woman in town who had a teenager with Down syndrome. She was the head of the local Down…
Penny, March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day. It’s a day to celebrate the lives of people like you, who were born with Down syndrome. Can you start by telling…