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I’ve written before about how often celebrities seem ignorant about the realities of life with a disability (“What’s Up With Hollywood and the R-Word?”). I’m always eager to hear stories of families with individuals with Down syndrome, but I was particularly delighted to watch this video from Entertainment Tonight of Jamie Foxx with his sister…

Editor’s Note: In honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, all of the “Perfectly Human” posts in October will be stories of families and individuals with Down syndrome. When our son Adam was ten days old my husband picked out a Bible verse for his life: “I shall not die but live, and tell of the…

Accident: [ak-si-duhnt]  -noun 1. an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty; mishap: automobile accidents. 2. Law. such a happening resulting in injury that is in no way the fault of the injured person for which compensation or indemnity is legally sought. 3. any event…

I titled a post last week, “Does Every Human Life Have Value?” And I wrote my answer. In a word, yes. But my husband pointed out that I could have taken it a step further and asked, “Is every human life equally valuable?” Again, my answer is yes. But perhaps that’s a harder case to…
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