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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
  • Post comments:2 Comments

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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Celebrating Penny

  • 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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Read more about the article Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day

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
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Down Syndrome/Family
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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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