by Erika Petrie | Sep 17, 2020 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good
This is the story of Michela and Nicola, two Italian parents who following two unfortunate miscarriages and the news they could no longer have children of their own, decided to adopt two children with Down Syndrome. They started by adopting Marcello only after he had...
by Erika Petrie | Sep 13, 2020 | Articles, Feel Good
In Rome, Italy a restaurant was set up called ‘Locanda dei Girasoli’ which means ‘sunflower place’ to help facilitate greater social integration for adults with Down Syndrome. It offers both good food and smiles to appease both the stomach and...
by Guest Writer | Sep 7, 2020 | Articles, Feel Good
Nicola Alessandro Stella was born on June 2, 2002. He lives in the U.S.; in the beautiful state of Michigan. He recently celebrated his 18th birthday and is now enrolled in a post high school program run by the school district. Nick’s greatest...
by Erika Petrie | Sep 6, 2020 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good
I find this story truly inspiring – a single woman who decided to adopt not one, but up to nine children of which seven with down syndrome and the other two with autism and other life limiting conditions. An incredibly giving and selfless woman determined to...
by Guest Writer | Sep 1, 2020 | Articles, Feel Good
I knew from the beginning something wasn’t right, even if I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. No one ever imagines giving birth to anything less than a perfect child, but I just had a feeling, call it mother’s intuition, that something wasn’t right. Not until I...
by Erika Petrie | Aug 26, 2020 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good
This is the story of Charlie and Milo McConnel, fraternal twins with Down Syndrome, who at only 4 years of age are already inspiring many… Their mum, Julie McConnel set up Instagram and Facebook accounts on social media to show other prospective parents what...
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