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Read more about the article Siblings on World Down Syndrome Day

Siblings on World Down Syndrome Day

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 23, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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Last weekend I mentioned to our kids that March 21 was World Down Syndrome Day. I reminded them that a few years ago, Marilee thought we should celebrate this day…

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Read more about the article S6 E15 | World Down Syndrome Day and Unexpected Gifts with Jillian Benfield

S6 E15 | World Down Syndrome Day and Unexpected Gifts with Jillian Benfield

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 21, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Parenting/Podcast
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 On World Down Syndrome Day, Jillian Benfield, author of The Gift of the Unexpected, talks with me about whether it is hard to be the parent of a child with…

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Read more about the article World Down Syndrome Day 2023

World Down Syndrome Day 2023

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 20, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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I love World Down Syndrome Day.  It’s a day to simply pause and celebrate the goodness of a world with people with Down syndrome in it.  It’s a day to…

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Read more about the article Interview With Penny for World Down Syndrome Day

Interview With Penny for World Down Syndrome Day

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 21, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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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…

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Read more about the article Celebrating Penny on World Down Syndrome Day

Celebrating Penny on World Down Syndrome Day

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 24, 2021
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Family
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This year, we invited Penny to suggest how we should celebrate World Down Syndrome Day. She decided our day of celebrating Penny would include a walk by the river, takeout…

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Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 21, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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As I type, our daughter Penny is downstairs on her phone. She might be commenting on an Instagram post or texting with a friend or sending a video message on…

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Read more about the article Missing Out on Beautiful: Growing Up With a Child With Down Syndrome {Paperback}

Missing Out on Beautiful: Growing Up With a Child With Down Syndrome {Paperback}

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 4, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith/Family/Writing
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December 30, 2005. That’s the day our daughter Penny was born. She was diagnosed with Down syndrome a few hours later. World Down Syndrome Day is coming up on March…

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Read more about the article World Down Syndrome Day Movie Night

World Down Syndrome Day Movie Night

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 21, 2020
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Today is World Down Syndrome Day, a day in which we celebrate the life of our daughter Penny and of all the women and men with Down syndrome all over…

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Read more about the article World Down Syndrome Day 2019

World Down Syndrome Day 2019

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 21, 2019
  • Post category:Down Syndrome
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Today we celebrate World Down Syndrome Day and the lives of millions of people with Down syndrome around the globe. (It’s March 21, 3/21, and Down syndrome is the genetic…

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Read more about the article On World Down Syndrome Day, Some Thoughts on Beauty, Vulnerability, and Love
Penny's friends celebrate her on her 11th birthday

On World Down Syndrome Day, Some Thoughts on Beauty, Vulnerability, and Love

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 21, 2017
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Parenting

Dear friends, Last week I told our kids that today is World Down Syndrome Day, a day across the globe to celebrate the lives of those living among us with…

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