"I was born in the year of 1964, my doctors told my mom and dad -Don't include Mark in your family." Oh my heart you guys. The thought that just 50 years ago, someone may have told me not to bring my daughter home from the hospital- because she has Down syndrome- breaks my heart. [...]
“Do whatever you want to do. Life might get hard sometimes, but if you keep working and smiling, you can do it. Try to make each day the best day of your life.” Luke was our 2016 Maudie's TEX-MEX Award Recipient and is thriving at Saginaw Valley State University! Read more about him here!!
Oh my heart, you guys. This family, sweet Walt, and the love he showed the world and continues to show us through his memory is such an amazing force. I am so incredibly honored that Ruby's Rainbow could be a source or hope for them and their continued strength and light shines on. "I wanted [...]
"Hi Liz and Ruby and family, Hope all is well with you guys! Just thought I’d share this with you. Justin got a volunteer job at the all night study 10 hours a week. He aced both his classes last semester and is totally rockin’ it this semester. He is on the Neptune Area Community [...]
"That't the right of passage every kid experiences when you go off to college...You learn to be an adult and you learn how to take care of yourself..." Madison was the first person with Down syndrome to graduate with a regular diploma from DC public schools and the growth her mom has seen in her [...]
#tbt So this picture always slays me, you guys. Her reaching out and holding my hand *just barely* because she wasn't quite ready to let go. The way she is looking at me as if she is waiting for me to give her the approval to let go. The way I don't know if I [...]
I caught up with Rockin' Recipient Dylan Kuehl recently and asked him how everything was going for him at The Evergreen State College where, through a lot of hard work and self-advocating, Dylan has become the first person with Down syndrome to attend. He is officially the first person in Washington State with Down syndrome [...]
We love sharing updates on Rachel! She is in her second year working toward her Bachelor of Fine Arts, California Institute of the Arts and her dad reports she “just had another great semester, earning another 14 (!) credits and getting great grades. She now has 37 credits toward the 120 she will need for [...]
This is my jam you guys! Spending the day on the George Mason University campus with our Recipients in the Mason LIFE Program fills my heart up with so much hope and excitement for my own daughter's future...and the future of those rockin' it just like her!!!!
Meredith is a sophomore at George Mason University LIFE Program. She says,"Just like my sisters, my parents said I should go to college and I am." And why not? She is thriving on campus and working toward he ultimate life goal of working with animals. She also says her parents "treat me no different and [...]
