Charlie Fien-Emlen: Passionate Advocate for Those with Down Syndrome
By Leslie Sholly In many ways, Charlotte Fien-Emlen is a typical young woman. When I first spoke with her, she was planning her wedding, and…
By Leslie Sholly In many ways, Charlotte Fien-Emlen is a typical young woman. When I first spoke with her, she was planning her wedding, and…
By Diane Stark Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal condition diagnosed in the United States, but since the start of widespread prenatal testing, the…
In the Lewis Carroll classic Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, we find the following exchange between Humpty Dumpty and Alice: “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said…
By Pete Boryla Did you know that having one extra chromosome can change everything about you? That single chromosome is the difference between society considering…
By Ann Farmer When faced with a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome — a 37-week scan showing a hole in her baby’s heart –41-year-old Tracy…
Rogers and Hart wrote “With a Song in My Heart” in 1929 as part of a stage musical. But when we think of the wonderful…
By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet “Every child who a woman expects in her womb is a gift that changes a family’s history: the life…
By Susan Ciancio How do we teach our children to be kind and to treat others well? They must see us treating others well. We…
By Mary Cooney Our youngest child has Down syndrome. We found out the day after he was born, when the pediatrician noticed several markers for…
By Judie Brown During his Respect Life homily, Bishop Samuel Aquila stated that “if dignity does not exist at . . . the beginning and the…
By Ann Farmer Tommy Pilling died on New Year’s Day at the age of 62 after catching the coronavirus. In 1995 he made headlines when,…
By Nancy Valko, RN, ALNC I wanted to be a nurse since I was 5. I was drawn to nursing not only because I wanted…