After coaching this AM, I pulled into our attached garage. Wil, hearing the garage door lift, opened the side door from our house into the
Word Up!
When Wil tries to figure something out, he has a back-and-forth conversation with himself: “Wear the grey shirt? Yes, yes, the grey shirt.” This will
Buddy Walk
As Wil gets older, fewer and fewer opportunities are available to him. The summer can be a very challenging time for our children with Down
Mixed Medley
I dropped Wil off on the second morning of his first all-day camp. He talked about camp for weeks; water balloon tosses, scavenger hunts, a
Yesterday Was a When
Yesterday, Wil and I had lunch and a conversation on the back porch. One night, I sat on the edge of Wil’s bed. It was
It’s in the Experience
The teenaged lifeguard; tall, lean and curly-haired, stood on the edge of the wave pool blowing his whistle — at me. I saw her face
Stories of Wil, my son, who has Down syndrome 