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I am a mother. I am an engineer. I am a learner. I am an entrepreneur.
I have always loved learning. I have always loved solving problems.
I consider these things to be a few of my gifts.
I wanted to be a mother. Having my children is such a blessing. I try to teach them everyday…
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Jamie Foxx is an entertainer, an actor and singer. an he has a sister who has Down syndrome. Jamie does not seem shy when referring to his dearly-loved sibling, Deondra.
Jamie lives with both of his parents and his sister.
He seems proud of her.
I hope that my boys grow up to be proud of each other.
Life is interesting….boys are very competitive.
They compete with each other. They compete with their friends.
If you would like to read about and see the video with Jamie Foxx and his sister Deondra, you may …
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The absolute worst way to improve educational special needs inclusion policy is to decide to exclude a special needs child who is also dying.
The school district that I am dealing with has decide to do this very thing. There is a little boy in our district who has been given only a few short months to live. The school district has decided to not allow him his only request in his last days…to be able to attend school.
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October is the one month of the year that is dedicated to Down syndrome Awareness.
Awareness…I think that this is an appropriate word to describe what I would like to accomplish.
You can usually see in communities having a Buddy Walk event that is used to raise awareness and to raise money.
Awareness…Exactly WHAT would I like to help people become aware of?
I would like for people t become aware of all that is unknown about having Down syndrome.
The fact is that most of what is know has only been discovered in about …
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I am officially the mother of 3 beautiful wonderful, blessed and highly favored sons. One of my boys, Isaac, happens to have an extra 21st chromosome…….and this makes me a Down syndrome parent.
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Today there are tests available to pregnant woman which will give them a pretty good idea of whether or not her unborn baby has an extra 21st chromosome. From what I have read, it appear that somewhere around 90 percent of mothers choose to have an abortion.
If you consider the fact that 90 percent of babies conceived with Down syndrome naturally do not make it because of spontaneous miscarriages, this means that only one percent actually GET TO LIVE.
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All parents must make a decision one way or another regarding how they will discipline their children. I believe that children should be taught to be accountable according to their abilities.
Some people believe that too much discipline will lend itself to rearing a generation of conformists. They believe that is very important to teach children to think and make their own decisions.
I believe that children should be taught the law….God’s law. I don’t believe that there is another option.
A couple of years ago, I had the pleasure of parenting teenage …
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What was my Down syndrome pregnancy like?
Well, I can’t really say that the pregnancy itself was remarkably different from my other pregnancies.
I CAN say that the behavior of my doctors was weird and mis-leading. I asked specific questions that should have helped us to know that Isaac had Down syndrome before he was born. We wanted to know so that we could help take care of him.
When I did the ultrasound where his nuchal transclucency was higher than it should have been, I asked lots of questions. I wanted to …
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Today I had a conversation with someone new. We shared a few things with each other about life and our expectations.
He shared with me his experience with his youngest son who is now 22 years old. He told me about how he has introduced his some to the world of robotics and engineering as a child. He was very proud to say that his son has chosen goals bolder than he had ever imagined.
When it was my turn to explain to him some of my …
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Today was a full, busy day. I am excited to share with you what I learned.
I will have to do it tomorrow.
Tonight our fishy…whom we have had for several years…well the biggest one….it’s some type of catfish which has grown from 2 inches to well over two feet long…well the fish actually BROKE THE TANK while trying to jump..
yes..it broke the tank…shattered the glass.
Guess he was trying to follow NEMO
…only we don’t live anywhere near the ocean.
Anywhy, I am busy doing my best to suck up gallons …
My name is Daviette Tettey. I am the mom of three incredible boys, including one who happens to have Down syndrome or Trisomy 21. My goal is to help my children to live their best lives. My goal is also to inspire and help others to do the same. I invite you to share our journey towards successfully achieving inclusion in school ,community and life.