By Leia Holley A long our journey through the world of disabilities we are all touched by true genius. Recently, Merlin shared Verdell Kane’s story. This fall we shared in her loss as one of the wisest young men to grace Kansas City passed away in November 2002....
by Leia Holley I sit watching old video clips of our boys playing with the water hose in the little blue plastic pool. Sean, 10 months old, is trying to get the fish off the bottom of the pool as his brother, JP, 2 years old, looks sheepishly at the camera and then…...
by Bernita Engleken Twenty three years ago, on April 23, 1981, our sixth child was born six weeks prematurely. We were told within the hour that Steven had Down Syndrome and that we should put him in an institution and go on with our lives. He was in...
by Kristen McFarren I had just celebrated my first birthday when two days later, I received the best birthday present ever: my very own little brother, Jeff. I took on the big sister role immediately. I gave Jeff lots of hugs and lots of attention. Our bond...
By Penny Dorpinghaus When my son, Andrew, was two years old, no one could understand a word he said. I took him to Heartspring for testing and speech therapy. Even though Andrew had been in speech for a year he still had difficulty understanding that letters...
