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Inspiration or Exploitation? Down syndrome, football, and a feel-good story
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amyjuliabecker
A few months back, Ike Ditzenberger, a young man with Downsyndrome, scored a 51-yard touchdown for his high school football team. It made the national news. In fact, he reportedly got a movie contract out of themoment. More recently,
Perfectly Human: My Upward Down Syndrome Journey by Kurt Kondrich
By
amyjuliabecker
“Can I hold my daughter please?” My wife Margie delivered our daughter Chloe on May 16th, 2003. I was in my twentieth year as a Police Officer, and I knew there was something not right in the doctor’s look and voice. Chloe aspirated during her entry into the world, and as they cleared her lungs…
Blessed Are Those with Alzheimer’s
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amyjuliabecker
I have a new post at her.meneutics: “Blessed are those with Alzheimer’s.” It begins: Americans are living longer and longer. For many individuals, this comes as good news, and yet for the larger culture, it brings social change, significant increases in health-care costs, and a higher prevalence of diseases such as Alzheimer’s. According to the Alzheimer’s…
The Eyes of Love
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amyjuliabecker
I was in a restaurant last week with Peter. I’ve mentioned before that I am very pregnant. For a woman who barely approaches the five foot mark, there’s really just not much room for a baby. So my stomach is a remarkable vision of a full-term pregnant woman. Still, it surprised me when not one,…
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