Setting a fly free, musings about special needs parenting from author Gillian Marchenko When special needs parents struggles, sometimes all they can do is hold on. Because their children are worth it. I sit here on Wednesday morning, second cup of coffee in hand, greasy hair, same yoga pants from yesterday, Polly and Evangeline (who both have Down syndrome) watch Angelina Ballerina for the … [Read more...]
Sun Shine Down
“I know of other mothers who have children with disabilities, and right away they loved them and decided to fight for them. That isn’t my story.” –Gillian Marchenko Sun Shine Down, Gillian Marchenko’s memoir, is an honest and poignant tale of a mother’s life shattered by Down syndrome. In her memoir, Gillian recounts the birth of Polly, her third daughter by emergency c-section, in the … [Read more...]