Bryce has feeding issues. We will go into lots of details regarding this subject as we go through this. I thought to keep me on top of doing Bryce’s therapy on a regular basis, I should blog about it. That way, I have to do the exercises every day and blog about it every day. [...]
Yesterday was Denver’s 15th annual Step up for Down syndrome Walk. The purpose of the walk is to raise funds for Mile High Down syndrome Association and to raise awareness for individuals who have Down syndrome. This was our third year to participate in the walk. Families are encouraged to create a team and ask [...]
I just got back from Bryce’s first Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meeting. In case you are not familiar, Bryce is my 3 year old son who has Down syndrome. This was our first foray into the special education maze of the public school system. I was actually quite impressed. For the last two years, Bryce [...]
Today marked the last day of 10 days of intensive feeding therapy for my little pumpkin, Bryce. As many of my readers know, Bryce has Down syndrome. Although it is not uncommon for a child who has Down syndrome to have feeding issues, the majority of children who have Down syndrome do not have feeding [...]
My 7 year old daughter, Payton, walked into the kitchen with a few small tears rolling down her cheeks yesterday afternoon. I couldn’t see her toothless smile because it was gone. Her face was screwed up in pain. I thought she had fallen off her bike or tripped and hurt a knee, but this was [...]
School choice is a very hot topic in the current educational and economic climate. The state of Colorado has a proposed cut for public school funding of $322 million dollars for the 2011-2012 school year. In March of this year, the Douglas County school district passed the school-choice scholarship program (also known as vouchers) in [...]
