A family podcast about Down syndrome, single parenting, special needs, and pretty much everything in between.
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T21Mom - Episode 125 - You Gotta Have Faith-From Heartbreak to Hope, Dorothy's Diagnosis Story
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Mary's heart-to-heart with Dorothy reveals the power of faith and resilience in the face of life's challenges. Dorothy's journey from miscarriage to pregnancy is a testament to the human spirit and the importance of holding onto hope. Twenty years later, she recalls receiving the diagnosis news of her daughter Faith with such vivid detail, showing …
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T21Mom - Episode 124 - Embracing Resilience and Hope: Kellie Anderson's Inspiring Down Syndrome Diagnosis Journey
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Mary's conversation with Kellie Anderson reveals a powerful story of resilience and hope. Despite Kellie's Rh factor creating obstacles during her pregnancy, she remained determined and inspired. When her baby Raina was born with Down syndrome, Kellie's husband provided unwavering support and reassurance. Kellie's message to new parents is one of p…
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T21Mom-Episode 123: Down Syndrome Diaries: Shelli DeGroot's Story of Faith, Love and Resilience
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Mary engages in a heartfelt conversation with Shelli DeGroot delving into her remarkable journey of diagnosis and resilience. Shelli recounts the unexpected twist of a pregnancy even after having her tubes tied, followed by the surprising news of her baby having Down syndrome. Through it all, Shelli finds solace in her faith, believing that her son…
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T21Mom-Episode 122- Keller Kuhn's Diagnosis Story: "I prayed for a child with extra needs."
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Mary chats with mom Keller Kuhn for the first episode in the diagnosis stories series. Keller is Mom to Timmy, who is almost 22 years old, and she shares how she actually prayed for a child with extra needs, what prompted this and how she felt when her prayers were finally answered. Keller raised five children, including Timmy who has Down syndrome…
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T21Mom - Episode 121: Happy Post World Down Syndrome Day-do you love this day or does it cause you some grief and anxiety?
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Mary shares her personal experience on this past World Down Syndrome Day and cool experience after wearing her "Love Down Syndrome" shirt. She also shares that even though this day is important, that this year she didn't do a whole lot other than wearing mismatched socks and her Down syndrome shirt and her subsequent feelings about this. And Mary a…
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T21Mom-Episode 120 Identical Twins and Mosaic Down Syndrome With Lauren Zwick
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Mary chats with Lauren Zwick, mom to Emma and Lily who are identical twins with mosaic Down syndrome-a true rarity! Lauren shares the uniqueness of her twins and how their mosaicism affects them differently. It is a fascinating and intriguing conversation about twins, mosaic Down syndrome and Down syndrome. Lauren's daughter Lily makes an appearanc…
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T21Mom - Episode 119 My Diagnosis Story-When I Learned My Baby Would Be Born With Down Syndrome.
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Mary shares her personal story of being a single mom by choice and receiving a prenatal diagnosis that her baby would be born with Down Syndrome. She talks of her intense feelings of grief and sadness upon learning of her baby's diagnosis, but also how she came to acceptance of the diagnosis and when her baby was born, it was a true celebration.…
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T21Mom - Episode 118: Toilet Training Your Child With Down Syndrome-With Katie Rinald
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Mary chats once again with toileting expert Katie Rinald. Katie answers some of the most commonly asked question from parents who are toilet training their child with Down syndrome. Everything from when to start, is your child ready, how to get your child to initiate, even dispelling myths of toilet training. And Katie even answers the question abo…
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T21Mom - Episode 117 : Season Opener-Snowfall, Speech and School and What’s Coming Up
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Mary shares about the recent snowfall and how Ainsley actually enjoyed it. She also talks about what is happening at school, how Ainsley is participating, and her recent gains in speech. And finally, Mary talks about how you can be a part of an upcoming show!על ידי T21Mom.com
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T21Mom - Episode 116 : The 2023 Christmas Show
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Christmas traditions and how Christmas may look different for our children with Down Syndrome. On today’s episode Mary talks with Ron about some of her favourite Christmas traditions, how she has learned to appreciate the “moments” and not worry about having the Hallmark Christmas. Mary also shares some other Rockin Moms Christmas traditions includ…
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T21Mom - Episode 115 : Fostering Friendships For Your Child With Down Syndrome
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On today’s episode, Mary shares the best birthday gift ever! Putting into Ainsley’s IEP “fostering friendships” turned into a heartwarming birthday card and a beautiful note by Ainsley’s EA for her birthday. She talks to how our kids, even those with the dual diagnosis, can still have genuine and meaningful friendships. #T21Mom.com…
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T21Mom - Episode 114 - Celebrating Babies With Down Syndrome With a Jack’s Basket
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On today's episode, Mary talks with Carissa Carroll, founder of Jack's Basket. When her son Jack was born with Down syndrome, no one congratulated them and the delivery of his diagnosis by the health care provider left much to be desired. Carissa felt this had to change. What first started as leaving two baskets at the hospital, has led to Jack's B…
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T21 Mom - Episode 113 : Halloween and the Potato, Madison Tevlin and the 321 Summit, Musical Memories
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On today's episode, Mary talks about a successful Halloween and an interesting trick or treat experiment involving a potato! Mary also shares how she was pleasantly surprised with Ainsley''s memory of her music therapy teacher. Mary also met Madison Tevlin-one of the stars from the movie "Champions" at the 321 Summit-a wonderful afternoon event. An…
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T21Mom - Episode 112 : DSDN Rockin’ Moms Retreat in San Antonio
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Mary heads to San Antonio, Texas for this year's Rockin Moms Retreat. Listen in as Mary chats with other moms, hears their stories, and learns what the Retreat means to them. There's another Haunted Rockin Moms pub crawl that may have been more sinister than ghostly, plus lots of wine, love and good times. Plus a former co-host visits to hear the s…
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T21Mom - Episode 111 : Rocktober Means Down Syndrome Awareness Month - IEPs - and Halloween
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In today's episode Mary shares this year's IEP experience, which went pretty well! She also talks about Ainsley's new EA, how keen he is, and how he wants to make things more inclusive for Ainsley. Plus she has an update about Ainsley's palette expander (it's not good news), what she is doing for Rocktober, plans for Halloween, and a little story a…
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T21Mom - Episode 110 : Down Syndrome and the Post Secondary Transition
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On today’s episode Mary talks with Patrick Cadigan and Megan Smallwood of the Post Secondary Transition podcast. They discuss the role of a Transition Coordinator, how to involve your child in these decisions, and the complexities of the post secondary transition. Check out their websites at Postsecondarytransition.com and p2transition.com.…
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T21Mom - Episode 109 : A New EA, Renewed Optimism and Hope for the Coming School Year
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Mary shares her thoughts on the coming school year and how she is hopefull and optimistic despite all the changes. She also talks about how pleasantly surprised she was, when they all went out for the afternoon and Ainsley walked for hours with no complaint!על ידי T21Mom.com
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T21Mom - Episode 108 - Dorothy Gazzola - Transitioning Your Child With Down Syndrome From High School and Beyond
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Mary chats with Dorothy Gazzola about how to prepare for your child to transition out of high school-it can be overwhelming! Dorothy is a wealth of information and talks about the different steps to take so that parents and your child are prepared. It’s never to early to start! As Dorothy was going through the whole transition with her daughter, Fa…
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T21Mom - Episode 107 : Back To School
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Mary chats about how back to school this year is different.על ידי T21Mom.com
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T21Mom - Episode 106 : Summer Update: Palette Expansion and a Haircut!
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Mary talks about Ainsley's palette expansion and the challenges they are facing. Also, Ainsley had her first "official" salon visit and how that all went down!על ידי T21Mom.com
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T21Mom - Episode 105 : Vacation Success and Creating a Down Syndrome Community
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On today's episode, Mary talks about her recent vacation and how it was so successful. Hint - it involves a large water slide. She shares some of the other fun and adapted activities that they did. She also talks about how she is creating her own Down syndrome community by hosting a BBQ for her parent support group that included a water fight, a co…
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T21Mom - Episode 104 : Homeschooling and Down Syndrome
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Mary talks with returning guest, Christine Wiebe, about homeschooling kids with Down syndrome. Christine believes that anyone can homeschool their child, you just have to have the desire and motivation to do so. They talk about the myth that homeschoolers lack socialization, the benefits of homeschooling and lots of tips and tricks to get you start…
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T21Mom - Episode 103 : Down Syndrome Grief, a Little Vacay, and Know You’re Not Alone
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In this episode Mary talks about her grief and some recent challenging times. She shares some of the tips she is using for self-care, including flowers and knitting. She admits she is not a fabulous knitter, but enjoys it anyways. And she chats about her upcoming getaway that includes wine. Although the isolation is real, know you are not alone.…
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T21Mom - Episode 102 : Talking About Down Syndrome and Apraxia
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Mary talks with Rocking Mom, Stephanie, about Childhood Apraxia of Speech, also known as apraxia. Stephanie shares her journey about her son Odin, who likely has the diagnosis of apraxia of speech and how she has had to fight for services for her son. Stephanie talks about what to look for if you suspect your child has apraxia, and the different ty…
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T21Mom - Episode 101 : End of School, The Down Syndrome Gap, and Summer Plans
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Mary shares about the end of the school year with Ainsley and some of the challenges this past year has brought, the dance recital, and Challenger baseball. She also talks about the ever increasing gap between Ainsley and her peers, and how that has affected her, but also shares her plans for the summer (it includes wine!)…
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T21Mom - Episode 100 : Steve Friedman
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The Essential Guide for Down Syndrome Families. Mary chats with rocking dad and author, Steve Friedman, who wrote “The Essential Guide for Down Syndrome Families.” This Guide, as Steve likes to call it, is an excellent resource for all families who have a loved one with Down syndrome and how to create a life of independence, regardless of how old y…
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T21Mom - Episode 99 : Run Up For Down Syndrome, Boat For Hope, and End of School
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Mary talks about her success at the Farmers Market selling cookies of course, and why she didn’t get a table next to Starbucks at the "Run Up For Down Syndrome". She also talks about the the Boat for Hope, an annual event, put on by Variety, the Children’s Charity, and how much they have done for Ainsley.…
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T21Mom - Episode 98 : Katie De Nardi Grant - Traveling With Kids With Down syndrome
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Mary talks with her friend Katie De Nardi Grant, a travel agent that specializes in creating vacations for families that have a child with special needs. Katie travels a lot with her daughter Sloan, who has Down syndrome and some other medical issues, but this has not stopped her. If there's a trip you want to take, do it, and Katie shares how. Kat…
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T21Mom - Episode 97 - Mary Talks Run Up For Down Syndrome, Adaptive Dance and More Cookies!
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Today is another mini episode and Mary talks about the Run Up For Down Syndrome and her cookie fundraising for the event. She also talks about the Adaptive Dance that Ainsley has been going to since September and some of the ongoing challenges with that and her lack of participation. And of course, there's talk about cookies! DSRF.org…
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T21Mom - Episode 96 : Melissa Hart
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Mary chats with Melissa Hart about her recently released book “Daisy Woodworm Changes the World”, and about growing up with a younger brother who has Down syndrome. Melissa is a strong advocate for highlighting people with Down syndrome in various media and believes that people with Down syndrome add so much to families and friendships. And find ou…
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T21Mom - Episode 95 : Mary - What’s On My Mind
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This is a mini-episode of Mary sharing what's been on her mind. She talks about Challenger baseball, Mother's Day, some behaviour issues Ainsley is having at school, and trying to have some success gardening (Dennis is unsure of her success!).על ידי T21Mom.com
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T21Mom - Episode 94 : Brady Murray - ROD’s Heroes
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Mary talks with Brady Murray of ROD's Heroes-an organization that is dedicated to helping children in orphanages that have Down syndrome and other disabilities, find their forever homes. Hear what happens when Brady decides to do an Ironman and allowed to let miracles happen! ROD's is an incredible organization that believes all children deserve a …
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T21Mom - Episode 93 : Darcy Day - Spelling to Communicate for Those With Down Syndrome
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Mary chats with Darcy Day on how she learned that her 18 year old son Brady, who has Down syndrome, was able to communicate through spelling! It is a fascinating and heart warming conversation about always assuming competence on our kids. Darcy is on a mission to help people with Apraxia find their voice through spelling to communicate (S2C). To fi…
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T21Mom - Episode 92 : Cristin Condon
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Mary chats with Cristin Condon who is a life coach, meditation teacher and a Marie Kondo professional organizer. Cristin is a single mom with three kids including her son with Down syndrome and understands how important self-care is for parents of children with disabilities. Cristin has created a plan that helps parents deal with burnout and how we…
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Mary talks with Rose Reif, a Licensed Clincical Mental Health Counsellor, about a topic we don’t hear about too often-grief. Rose provides insight and tips on how to handle and manage the grief of our child’s diagnosis. Rose talks about several things around grief-including that your grief does not mean you don’t love your child and why it can be i…
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T21Mom - Episode 90 : Meeka Caldwell
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Mary has an eye-opening conversation with author Meeka Caldwell about her "My Friend Anian" book series. When Meeka couldn't find any books about Down syndrome and a black family, she decided to write her own. It's an open conversation about race, Down syndrome and having representation. Find Meeka's books at BrownBaby321.com or any online retailer…
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T21Mom - Episode 89 : The Series 5 Opener
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Mary talks about what's ahead in Series 5.על ידי T21Mom.com
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T21Mom - Episode 88 : The 2022 Christmas Show
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In this last episode of Season 4, Mary and Ron have a chat about what Christmas will look like this year. Sleigh Bells SFX Courtesy: License: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Music Attribution Jingle Bells CC Commons Licence Jingle Bells by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Cr…
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T21Mom - Episode 87 : Oliver & Hilda Bernier
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Mary talks with filmmakers Olivier & Hilda Bernier. The Bernier's have created a film documenting their son Emilio, who has Down syndrome, and his struggle with inclusion in the school system.על ידי T21Mom.com
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T21Mom - Episode 86 : Rockin Moms Retreat 2022
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Mary tells tales from the 2022 "Rockin Moms Retreat" in Washington DC. Make sure you have snacks and beverages, it's a long episode!על ידי T21Mom.com
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T21Mom - Episode 85 : Dr Jonathon Santoro on Regression
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Mary talks with Dr Jonathon Santoro, Medical Director, Neuroimmunology and Demyelinating Disorders Program Attending Physician, Division of Neurology at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles about regression.על ידי T21Mom.com
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T21Mom - Episode 84 : Sara Peralta - Behaviour Analyst
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Mary talks with Sara Peralta, a Behaviour Analyst at the Down syndrome Resource Foundation. Down Syndrome Resource Foundationעל ידי T21Mom.com
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T21Mom - Episode 83 : Dawn Barclay - Traveling Different
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Mary talks with Dawn Barclay, author of "Traveling Different: Vacation Strategies for Parents of the Anxious, the Inflexible, and the Neurodiverse". Dawn Barclay's Blog Amazon Link to Traveling Different: Vacation Strategies for Parents of the Anxious, the Inflexible, and the Neurodiverseעל ידי T21Mom.com
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T21Mom - Episode 82 : Dr. Vaish Sarathy on Functional Nutrition
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Mary has a fascinating discussion with Dr. Vaish Sarathy about functional nutrition. Functional Nutrition Website Dr. Sarathy's Functional Nutrition Podcastעל ידי T21Mom.com
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T21Mom - Episode 81 : Dr Liz Head on Down syndrome and Alzheimers
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Mary has a fascinating conversation with Dr. Liz Head, Professor, Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of California - Irvine, about research into people with Down syndrome and Alzheimers. Canadian Clinical Trials United States Clinical Trials…
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T21Mom - Episode 80 : Summer Catch Up
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Mary and Ron catch up on how busy they have been over the first part of the summer. Apologies for Ron's micעל ידי T21Mom.com
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T21Mom - Episode 79 : Liv Meriano Speech and Language Pathologist
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Mary talks with Liv Meriano, a Speech & Language Pathologist at the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation. Down Syndrome Resource Foundationעל ידי T21Mom.com
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T21Mom - Episode 78 : Infantile Spasms
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Mary talks with Ebonie Shaniece and Corinne Turrini about diagnosis and treatments for Infantile Spasms.על ידי T21Mom.com
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T21Mom - Episode 77 : Heather Avis of ”The Lucky Few”
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Mary talks with New York Times best selling author and podcast host Heather Avis of The Lucky Few. HeatherAvis.com The Lucky Few Foundation The Lucky Few Podcastעל ידי T21Mom.com
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T21Mom - Episode 76 : Amanda Brunning
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Rockin' Mom Amanda Brunning shares her adoption story with Mary.על ידי T21Mom.com
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