When Sadie entered the world in January 2012, her parents were ready to welcome a healthy 7-pound baby girl. They had no reason to believe otherwise — every check-up had gone smoothly, and their hearts ...
Brands are finally taking the necessary steps to show they are inclusive. In recent years, we have seen fashion companies move away from what used to be their typical model – a skinny white woman ...
Jean Manning moved from Florida to Massachusetts with her teenage son Jake to seek better medical care for herself. The move also meant she needed to find another school for Jake, who has Down syndrome. ...
Most of us have been conditioned over the years to believe that the fashion business only has places for the most perfect-looking people. Of course, this is wrong. What perfection means can be different for ...
Becoming a mom for the first time is a huge and magical moment in any woman’s life. Welcoming your first child also brings huge change. But for Alyse Biro, from Indiana, the adjustment was bigger ...
When Maryanne and Tommy Pilling got married, some people told them it wouldn’t last. The devoted couple both have Down syndrome and faced a lot of hurdles before getting married and after. Thankfully this beautiful couple ...
The U.S. saw more mass shootings than days in the year in 2019; a depressing figure and one which should lead us all to ask what can be done to stop this violence. It’s understandable ...
Sadie was born with Down syndrome and then three months later she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. In order to detect when Sadie’s blood sugar levels are dangerously low her parents got trained diabetic ...
Sam, a young man with Down syndrome, had been waiting patiently for a very long time to visit his younger brother at his work. His younger brother, Jack, works at a well-known and important place, ...
Michael’s brother Angel Rivera took to social media to show his little brother’s severely damaged face and swollen eye. “My little brother attends Resica Elementary and has Down syndrome, he was injured at school,” Rivera ...