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Shake It Off

July 24, 2015 by TUC 3 Comments

My girls love Taylor Swift and Shake It Off is pretty much their theme song. A couple times a week I am privy to their dancing on our kitchen table to it, and I find myself wishing you all could see how adorable they are. Well, now ya can. Masha and Autumn attend summer camp […]

There’s More to Life than Vegetables

June 10, 2014 by TUC Leave a Comment

Kimani and Masha’s IEP Meetings — The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

May 28, 2014 by TUC 4 Comments

We just got back from our amazing vacation in Costa Rica, and that is what I wish I was writing about this morning but instead I am already fully immersed in the stresses of our daily life. Yesterday we had back-to-back IEP meetings for Kimani and Masha. We walked out of both meetings feeling unsure […]

Grief Sneaks up on Me

April 3, 2014 by TUC 5 Comments

Masha attended a birthday party for a classmate at Chuck E Cheese this weekend. I took Jade with us so that he could help me get her out of the tunnels if need be. The two of them had a wonderful time playing games and climbing through the tubes. Turns out, she is the one […]

Are You DS-Connect ‘ed?

March 26, 2014 by TUC 3 Comments

In September of 2013, the National Institutes of Health Down Syndrome Consortium released the Down Syndrome Registry called DS-Connect. From the horse’s mouth, this project “will allow people with Down syndrome and their family members, researchers, and parent and support groups to share information and health history in a safe, confidential, online database.” It is […]

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