Sun-Beams is a collection of links to stories, articles, photos, or videos I have come across that I believe will inspire, inform, or encourage you, as well as my favorite photo posted on my other blog, Violet Film, from the past week.
Waiter Refuses Service – For a Good Reason – Love this story! Fox News has another version explaining how the mother found out what happened.
She thought she was a bad mum for 11 years.. then her daughter was diagnosed with mosaic Down’s syndrome – A rare story about an individual with Nathan’s form of Down syndrome
Brighton man living with Cerebral Palsy to conquer Mt. Kilimanjaro for charity – Hard work and determination will take you far.
Defending Kids with Down Syndrome: A Life Lesson on Vacation – What would you have done?
2012 SportsKids Of The Year: Conner and Cayden Long – I linked to a story about these brothers awhile back, but now they’ve been named Sports Illustrated SportsKids of the Year, so it’s worth a refresher. Team Hoyt’s got nothing on these guys.
Photo of the Week:
The restaurant story is both sickening and wonderful. Unfortunately there are people who have this opinion, which I don’t understand. I volunteer with cancer kids and I was asked if I would take one of the 4 special needs children. I had a choice of autistic, down syndrome or hearing impaired and I requested the down syndrome child because of your adorable Nathan! While we were eating my little cutie Blake had some tears because he wanted potato and gravy with his lunch. A stuck up looking woman was just staring at him in disgust. She made no attempt to hide her staring or her contempt. I wanted to go up and slap her. I would have said something but didn’t want little Blakie to realize anything was wrong.