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Her Path Forward:
21 Stories of Transformation and Inspiration
"When I danced her home, those few moments my arms searched for her and lifted her up, she was with me in wherever heaven on earth might be."
She’s Got This: Essays on Standing Strong and Moving On ("Scales")
“But more often than not I’d climb the monster, watch it quickly grab a number and flash my day’s fate in front of me. No therapist, no reasoning roommate, no fainting spell or heart palpitation could match the power of that scale.”
Mamas Write: 29 Tales of Truth, Grit and Wit ("Demolition and Creation")
“The chapel and waiting room can vanish, and I will still need to pen some poetic reality about how it rained the day my daughter’s chest was opened with scalpels and clamps, about the ebony sky, void of white fluffy cloud, that released sheets of rain to wash all faces that turned towards heaven.”
Windows Into Heaven: Stories Celebrating Down Syndrome
("Walk-On")
“And, as I watch her turn to me—not out of concern or for reassurance, but with pride—and see her sending me an extended, long wave with her wrist and a self-sufficient smile, I know if anyone can reach that dream, it will be my daughter.”