Mama Blog

What do you do for a living?

by Diana Collins October 07, 2024

Yesterday I was asked what I do for a living! My immediate thought (but not my actual answer) was “run around like a chicken with my head cut off...

Posted in A different Beautiful, A different beautiful book, awareness, Down syndrome, Down syndrome awareness, DS, heart defect, special needs, special needs kids, spread awareness, the lucky few, trisomy, trisomy 21, trisomy awareness

The MOM behind the scenes

by Diana Collins July 17, 2024

Moms will do anything they can to help their children. We encourage our children to be the best they can be. We teach them the difference betwee...

Posted in A different Beautiful, Down syndrome, Down syndrome awareness, DS, heart defect, inclusion, kids with special needs, the lucky few, trisomy awareness

The Fight to Survive

by Littlest Warrior April 05, 2024

I often find myself wondering, does Kenzie remember her first year of life?? Does she remember feeling abandoned and alone? Does she recall the v...

Posted in A different Beautiful, Born This Way, chd, chd awareness, Down syndrome, Down syndrome awareness, DS, heart defect, kids with special needs, special needs, spread awareness, the lucky few

Don’t question your MOTHERS INSTINCT!

by Littlest Warrior March 26, 2024

It was one of the worst days I have ever experienced. If I said I wasn’t traumatized by it I would be lying. In my 23 years of parenting, I had...

Posted in A different Beautiful, av canal defect, awareness, children hospital, children's hospital, Down syndrome, Down syndrome awareness, DS, heart defect, inclusion, kids with special needs, special needs, special needs kids, spread awareness, the lucky few, trisomy, trisomy 21