World Down Syndrome Day

Today is March 21st, 2011 - World Down Syndrome Day

One goal of mine is to spread awareness of certain topics and down syndrome just happens to be one of them --
Most of the time people don't realize things they say (the context in which they use words)


Re-tard
tard
Re-tarded


all of those words are degrading and should not be used.


Please--When you are about to use these words, think. Think about it.
According to the oxford dictionary, there are AT LEAST a quarter of a million English words...at least!


Think.Stop.Choose a Different Word : )




So...WHY is March 21st, World Down Syndrome Day?
World Down Syndrome Day takes place on 21 March every year. This date (21/3) represents the 3 copies of chromosomes 21, which is unique to people with Down Syndrome.


"The aims of World Down Syndrome Day are to promote awareness and understanding, seek international support, and to achieve dignity, equal rights, and a better life for people with Down Syndrome everywhere"


Will you be a supporter?

Check out this music video by MattyBRaps featuring my favorite artist on youtube, Tyler Ward

If Down Syndrome doesn't hold a place close to your heart now, I bet this will...

♥ erinj0

I Am...

This is a little exercise that I did in one of my education classes today...

I am a believer and I am an optimist

I wonder why people are so quick to judge

I hear them talking and gossiping

I see looks and stares

I want so bad for people to understand

I am a believer and I am an optimist

I pretend that everything's okay on outside

I feel hurt on the in

I touch people lives

I worry I will not succeed

I cry when I'm frustrated

I am a believer and I am an optimist

I understand that "understanding" is a hard concept

I say that things don't bother me, when they really do

I dream of the life that I do not have

I try to be the best "me" I can

I hope I will succeed

I am a believer and I am an optimist ♥

xoxo 

-erinj0

A Day to Celebrate

Happy Birthday, Mom : )

(This was the first shot I took on my 21st birthday & the first shot she took in 21 years!)

Who is your rock? The person you look up to and depend on when you are down and in need of someone to lift you back up again. Who is the person you rely on whenever you are in trouble or just need someone to talk to. What about the one person who would drop anything in a heartbeat to be right there by your side. 

My mother is that person. She has been there for me through all the bad days (and good) in my life without fail. Dating back to my first school play and Christmas concert. The only time she ever missed a sporting event, concert, award, announcement, etc was when she was having surgery or in the hospital herself. 

Not only do you put me above yourself mom, but you understand the pain and hurt that I go through. You understand what it is like to be sick day after day and to have people around you not understand. You make feel like everything is going to be okay.
YOU. You are the one person who keeps me going every day : ) 

I love you so much mom, more than words could ever show.

Today is your day. Happy Birthday Mom!

♥ erinj0