by Erika Petrie | Oct 14, 2020 | Articles, Feel Good
This is Megan McCormick. She is 31 years old and is the youngest of six siblings. When her parents told her she had Down Syndrome, she wasn’t aware quite what this meant, but knew she would have to work much harder to achieve her goals in life. Her parents and...
by Guest Writer | Oct 6, 2020 | Articles, Feel Good
All About Me! My name is Samantha Samways.I am 16 years old.I have been a dancer since I was 4 years old.I have been in a lot of shows – one every year.My favourite type of dance is Ballet and Tap.Some of my favourite sports are: gymnastics, trampoline and...
by Erika Petrie | Oct 6, 2020 | Current Affairs, Feel Good, Podcasts
Chrissie at Forest FM interviews Erika Petrie to get the latest update on Shades of Different, the song ‘Different’, the new live blog and some important issues around Down Syndrome… Erika with Steve Saville who heads up Forest FM
by Erika Petrie | Oct 1, 2020 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good
Kayla, a young girl with Down Syndrome who has hopes and dreams just like us! This month is Down Syndrome Awareness Month, a time to make everyone aware of just how much individuals with Down Syndrome are capable of and how they are people and have dreams just like we...
by Erika Petrie | Sep 26, 2020 | Articles, Feel Good
Pearl is incredibly feisty for a girl of nine years old, but you could say that comes with being the youngest in a family of six. For someone small for her age, she is strong as well, like super-human strong, she can lift nearly all of us on her back, be it for a...
by Erika Petrie | Sep 22, 2020 | Articles, Feel Good
I wanted to write a bit more about this wonderful teenager, because her story defied the odds of what was predicted by the professionals at the hospital eighteen years ago. They even intimated that her mother should leave her at the hospital because she would never...
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