Last night my husband and I were looking through the t.v. channels trying to find something to watch.We put the t.v. on the public station and started watching a documentary on Independant Lense called ,For Once in My Life. For Once in My Life , is a documentary about the Spirit of Goodwill Band,the band has 28 members all who have different disabilities.One of the young women named Melissa has Down syndrome and she plays the congo drums and tamborine. One of my favorite parts of the film is the interviews with the individual families of the band members.Melissa's mother was told by doctors to put her in a mental institution,that she would never amount to anything,she refused this advice and brought her infant daughter home and began to treat her like she had her other children.
Here is a link to information about this program.The band is terrific! For Once in My Life
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Athlete with Down syndrome beats odds
I love finding and sharing these articles.Our children can accomplish so much with our help.
Down syndrome athlete beats odds
By Alison Herget- For the CDT
Alek Masters would never develop like his peers, never be able to enjoy the same activities as other children his age, the doctors suggested.
Fifteen years ago, Christine and Robert Masters listened as doctor after doctor painted a bleak outlook for their newborn son, who had Down syndrome, a congenital disorder that causes mild to moderate mental handicaps. But the couple did not succumb to the negativity.
“We walked out of that doctor’s appointment pretty much realizing that we were going to do for him what we were going to do for any of
our other kids, and that is offer them opportunities, stimulate them and encourage them to do the best they could,” said Christine Masters, of Boalsburg.
On Friday, Alek and his family will be in Seattle, where he will be honored by the Arlington, Va.-based Council for Exceptional Children with a 2009 Yes I Can! Award for his extracurricular achievements.
Here is the rest:http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/story/1206669.html
Down syndrome athlete beats odds
By Alison Herget- For the CDT
Alek Masters would never develop like his peers, never be able to enjoy the same activities as other children his age, the doctors suggested.
Fifteen years ago, Christine and Robert Masters listened as doctor after doctor painted a bleak outlook for their newborn son, who had Down syndrome, a congenital disorder that causes mild to moderate mental handicaps. But the couple did not succumb to the negativity.
“We walked out of that doctor’s appointment pretty much realizing that we were going to do for him what we were going to do for any of
our other kids, and that is offer them opportunities, stimulate them and encourage them to do the best they could,” said Christine Masters, of Boalsburg.
On Friday, Alek and his family will be in Seattle, where he will be honored by the Arlington, Va.-based Council for Exceptional Children with a 2009 Yes I Can! Award for his extracurricular achievements.
Here is the rest:http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/story/1206669.html
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