by Ashton Bennett | Oct 25, 2022
Why DS Awareness Month is Important to Me October is Down syndrome Awareness Month and it’s also Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM). While my daughter is only 3 years old, I often peek into what her future could look like as an individual with Down syndrome:...
by Gateway Association | Jan 20, 2022
One Opportunity One opportunity that was offered to me at Gateway, was to attend the Transitioning trade fair at LY Cairns, that had various booths available to individuals and families that had a youth transitioning to adulthood, that lives with barriers or...
by Gateway Association | Jan 20, 2022
Raising Jolie – Part 3 Hello! What a year it has been. I’m going to recount the lead up to and recovery from my daughter’s open heart surgery which ended up happening toward the beginning of when the pandemic was declared. Jolie was only 7 months new. Before I...
by Gateway Association | Jan 20, 2022
Raising Jolie – Part 2 Hello again! I don’t know how I’m finding the time and energy to write another post, but, here I am. Parenting two is a whole other level! My first offering to you was the birth story of Jolie Grace, our chromosomally enhanced beautiful...
by Gateway Association | Jan 20, 2022
Raising Jolie – Part 1 Hello. My name is Jacquie. I am 39 years old and a new mom for the second time. As I write this, I am 7 weeks postpartum. My beautiful and perfect baby girl, Jolie Grace, has Down Syndrome. Here is our story so far and I hope that it...
