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Living w Disability
š¹I donāt know what youāre going through
š¹Is every day a struggle?
š¹Greg suffers #DownSyndrome, Alz Dz, Depression, Catatonia
š¹ Yet today he said, āSundayās donut day, but letās have āchockleā anyway & Iāll be ok.ā
Be inspiredā¼ļø
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#Recovery
š¹I donāt know what youāre going through
š¹Is every day a struggle?
š¹Greg suffers #DownSyndrome, Alz Dz, Depression, Catatonia
š¹ Yet today he said, āSundayās donut day, but letās have āchockleā anyway & Iāll be ok.ā
Be inspiredā¼ļø
(pic w perm)
#Recovery
Dear MAGA making fun of people with Down Syndrome. Maybe you should go out of your way to meet one? They have unconditional love and count on people around them to be kind and guide them through this life. This is my son James Tate and he will melt your heart. #T21 ā¤ļø
He gets into trouble like any other kid. Like finding the wipes and taking everyone out.
He loves to swim
1/š§µ Beauty in the Nowā¦
While normally Greg doesnāt #worry, in this case, he succumbed to fear of change.
He was screaming and Crying in Fear - see tweet below.
How did he get through it?
What did he teach me?
#NothingDownAboutIt #DownRightPerfect #UpSyndrome #Tribe321
While normally Greg doesnāt #worry, in this case, he succumbed to fear of change.
He was screaming and Crying in Fear - see tweet below.
How did he get through it?
What did he teach me?
#NothingDownAboutIt #DownRightPerfect #UpSyndrome #Tribe321
2/ Greg held his head in his hands and trembled with worry.
We were disrupting his usual Saturday of watching āI Love Lucy.ā
Think Rain Man type of dependence on routine &
thatās Greg.
So when Kim and I took him to the mountains, it totally messed him up.
What happened?
#T21
We were disrupting his usual Saturday of watching āI Love Lucy.ā
Think Rain Man type of dependence on routine &
thatās Greg.
So when Kim and I took him to the mountains, it totally messed him up.
What happened?
#T21
3/ At first Greg got angry with us for taking him on this trip.
I mean, REALLY angry.
And we know that #ANGER is just one letter away from #DANGER.
He was heading in a dangerous path of rejecting something that could be healing & good in his life.
#TheLuckyFew #FindYourTribe
I mean, REALLY angry.
And we know that #ANGER is just one letter away from #DANGER.
He was heading in a dangerous path of rejecting something that could be healing & good in his life.
#TheLuckyFew #FindYourTribe
1/š§µ Are you happy?
My brother w #DownSyndrome is teaching me tons of life lessons.
In medicine & in life, I make big decisions based on guesstimates of otherās Quality of Life #QOL.
I often GET IT WRONG!
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What do adults w #disability teach me about TRUTH?
Can I learn?
My brother w #DownSyndrome is teaching me tons of life lessons.
In medicine & in life, I make big decisions based on guesstimates of otherās Quality of Life #QOL.
I often GET IT WRONG!
Ā
What do adults w #disability teach me about TRUTH?
Can I learn?
2/š„ How do we ācalculateā someoneās #QOL?
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#Confession: I get it all wrong when I impose MY judgment onto THEIR life.
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Greg, my 57 y/o brother-in-law with Down Syndrome, has a better QOL than I do.
Why?
Digest thisā¦read onā¦
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#DownSyndromeLove
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#Confession: I get it all wrong when I impose MY judgment onto THEIR life.
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Greg, my 57 y/o brother-in-law with Down Syndrome, has a better QOL than I do.
Why?
Digest thisā¦read onā¦
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#DownSyndromeLove
3/ My working definition of QOL is āthe ability to give & receive love.ā
REREAD THATš
Greg understands the Law of the Gift: Treasures GROW when we give them away.
Itās the opposite of hoarding.
Yet, giving ourselves to others can be SCARY. Greg ponders deeply these emotions.
REREAD THATš
Greg understands the Law of the Gift: Treasures GROW when we give them away.
Itās the opposite of hoarding.
Yet, giving ourselves to others can be SCARY. Greg ponders deeply these emotions.
@AAPPres Dr. Kyle Yasuda shares the AAPās support for #T21 & youth e-cig ban policies at the #AAP19 opening plenary
#mnleg needs to take up this important legislation in 2020
#mnleg needs to take up this important legislation in 2020
āKids donāt judge you based on your title or your resume, they judge you on your voting record, how often you show up whether they deserve it or notā @JoshShipp delivering a powerful plenary speech at #AAP19
āEvery kid is one choice away from being a statistic. But that choice isnāt always one they get to makeā #AAP19
