Zach Pace, RA of Barnabas House “Hey Zach,” I said as I passed Barnabas House yesterday evening on my way to Martha House. “I need to come over in the morning and get a picture of you and your guys. I want to do a profile on you for the blog.” “Cool,” he said. We…
Best cruise ever
You know, we built Down Home Ranch with a vision, a dream–that people with intellectual disabilities could achieve, compete, and make their mark in the world. And Jason, who’s only lived at the Ranch for a few months now, did just that last Friday. How? By winning the Hairy Chest Contest aboard the Carnival Triumph.…
From the high…whoops!…seas
Swells today “near gale” they say, but actually it doesn’t feel so bad, except it’s a little disconcerting to put your foot down and find the floor is not where you expected it to beBut no matter, our gang is well and having a BLAST! Tomorrow all the pics will go up and you can see…
Is it possible?
Is it possible some parents would not want a treatment that would significantly boost the cognitive functioning of their child with Down syndrome? Yes, it is. And no, I’m not one of them, but the whole prospect makes me darned nervous. When Kelly was in her early teens, and we had already spent a decade…