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Pause

Today is Rowenna’s Heart Day. A year ago today, Rowenna was carried away in the arms of an anesthesiologist while hubby and I stood in stunned silence. I had the fleeting thought that I have the sweetest baby since she had gone so willingly and spared her mother the heartache of watching her cry. I […]

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Reminders

Every once in a while something happens that makes me pause and actually say out loud: “Rowenna has Down syndrome.” It’s not that I don’t realize she has it. It’s that day to day, it’s so inconsequential I rarely have to actively think about it. Yesterday I had one of those moments. For the last […]

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