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To the vigilant father at our Independence Day fireworks celebration | Sharon Randall
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To the vigilant father at our Independence Day fireworks celebration. July 6, 2015. I want you to know that Davis talked all day about watching the fireworks from the swings in the school playground. He said the sky is closer when he is swinging. I want you to know that we arrived early so he could get a swing, and so we could put our chairs on the edge of the playground to make sure we could see him clearly. I want you to know that your words — are you looking for your son? I want you to know that when ...
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August | 2015 | Sharon Randall
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Monthly Archives: August 2015. What I Wish I Could Say to my Son. August 13, 2015. The summer is almost over in Massachusetts, and the kids will go back to school in a few weeks. In many areas of the country, they have headed back already. If I Knew Then What I Know Now. August 12, 2015. Question 1: Is my life over? Well, this depends. If you already have other children, your life was really over a long time ago, wasn’t it? Question 2: Did I just get cheated? Question 3: Do I have to quit my job? Young a...
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Why These Articles on Down Syndrome Matter to Us All | Sharon Randall
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Why These Articles on Down Syndrome Matter to Us All. September 1, 2015. There are two interesting articles on the Yahoo Parenting home page right now the titles speak for themselves. If I Knew My Daughter Had Down Syndrome, I Would Have Aborted. To My Daughter With Down Syndrome on Her Wedding Day. Even in our political times, I can’t remember ever seeing such a juxtaposition of polar perspectives. How will we respond? What I Wish I Could Say to my Son. September 2, 2015 at 3:38 am. Thanks, Kate —...
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Clarity | Sharon Randall
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October 2, 2014. As Davis has grown up, there has been a series of television commercials for an allergy medicine running frequently. The images are blurred until the actor takes the medicine, and then the blur slowly rolls back from a corner of the television image and soon everything becomes Claritin clear. And so it is with Davis. When the speed of this life keeps our family on the fast track and we are about to race through dinner, Davis is the one to call us to grace, holding on to the traditions of...
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For Kyle | Sharon Randall
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August 30, 2014. A friend of mine, Kyle Gendron, just lost his battle with cancer. A father of three young children, he should have been getting ready to send them back to school this week; instead they are left with this hole in their young and tender hearts that can never be filled by anyone else. Kyle’s family looks a lot like my family. He and his wife Kerry were married almost as long as Glen and I have been. They have three children, roughly the same age as mine. Their middle child, dau...Whether K...
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Living the Dream | Sharon Randall
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November 9, 2014. Dear Gerald Wallace,. Thank you for sitting and talking with Davis. Although for you this was just a moment in time before heading off to your work as a basketball player, for us it was a glimpse of our boy living his dream. I don’t know if Davis mentioned it or not, but he wants to be a professional basketball player too. Although the slim odds for making it into the NBA would discourage most, Davis will not be deterred. His optimism is one of his best qualities. Does it matter to him?
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October | 2014 | Sharon Randall
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Monthly Archives: October 2014. October 2, 2014. As Davis has grown up, there has been a series of television commercials for an allergy medicine running frequently. The images are blurred until the actor takes the medicine, and then the blur slowly rolls back from a corner of the television image and soon everything becomes Claritin clear. And so it is with Davis. When the speed of this life keeps our family on the fast track and we are about to race through dinner, Davis is the one to call us to grace,...
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August | 2014 | Sharon Randall
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Monthly Archives: August 2014. August 30, 2014. A friend of mine, Kyle Gendron, just lost his battle with cancer. A father of three young children, he should have been getting ready to send them back to school this week; instead they are left with this hole in their young and tender hearts that can never be filled by anyone else. Kyle’s family looks a lot like my family. He and his wife Kerry were married almost as long as Glen and I have been. They have three children, roughly the same age as mi...Wheth...
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July | 2015 | Sharon Randall
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Monthly Archives: July 2015. To the vigilant father at our Independence Day fireworks celebration. July 6, 2015. I want you to know that Davis talked all day about watching the fireworks from the swings in the school playground. He said the sky is closer when he is swinging. I want you to know that we arrived early so he could get a swing, and so we could put our chairs on the edge of the playground to make sure we could see him clearly. I want you to know that when I found him, I hugged him hard, and th...
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If I Knew Then What I Know Now | Sharon Randall
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If I Knew Then What I Know Now. August 12, 2015. I had a rough start when my son Davis was born with Down syndrome. A tsunami of emotions fear, confusion, doubt, loneliness flooded my heart all at once as my brain tried to triage dozens of questions that raced through my mind at the speed of light. Question 1: Is my life over? Well, this depends. If you already have other children, your life was really over a long time ago, wasn’t it? Question 2: Did I just get cheated? To the vigilant father at our Inde...