Ever since Treyton was born and diagnosed with Trisomy 21 I have had a difficult time with the idea of treatment for Down syndrome. I think my struggle stems from the fact that in my mind I cannot separate Down syndrome from my son. This began right there in the delivery room when I w

One of the reasons I started writing about my experience with Down syndrome was because I sensed a need for a father’s perspective. Maybe it is more of a “female” thing to write about raising a child or maybe if more women than men stay home with the kids they have a

I enjoy technology and I am very thankful for the many advances that make life so much easier than it once was. I say “easier” and not “better” because there is an increased responsibility that often comes with advanced technology. I tell my kids all of the time, “Just because you can

Kids with Down syndrome tend to have a number of health issues that are related or indirectly caused by the extra copy of the 21st chromosome. Thankfully Treyton has been spared most of those issues however; as I write this post I am sitting in a very comfortable reclining chair next

Plan B My original intention for this post was to focus mainly on the adaptive water skiing clinic I helped with as well as talk about the MRI process we were going through with Treyton.  Then we experienced a loss in our family; he deserved a few words as well.  That event