Just a quick post to note that Ian Brown, columnist for the Globe and Mail, has written another column in which he shares some of his experiences with his son, who is severely disabled. You can read about it here. At the bottom of the article, there is a link to an essay that was written a few years ago by Michael Berube, a father and activist. He was the guest speaker at the Canadian Down Syndrome Society conference that I attended here in Halifax about nine months after Malcolm was born. We have the book that is referred to in his post - it is an interesting read for any who may wish to borrow it.
Neither Jan or I tend to write much about our own personal emotions or feelings about Ds on this blog but I invite you to read about others who are able to express themselves and with whom we can identify.
As far as the boys are concerned - they are doing great. Donovan had to switch classrooms and teachers a few weeks ago due to to some last minute juggling of class sizes (the fault of the Province, not the schoolboard or his school) which created a fair bit of anxiety for him but he is doing really well. Malcolm is also doing well and is benefiting from more frequent speech and OT sessions this fall.
We went to see the Parade of Lights last night and it was wonderful, as usual. We went with the same friends that we normally do, which was very nice - gives Donovan great company!
Mary Ellen
