Re: Down syndrome Note Cards

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Sue: Thanks for sharing the link! I just LOVE that

story! It's in the parent stories collection for DS

at www.specialchild.com (just before my story about

Sam and !!). 's mom Peggy has a

wonderful introduction to the " Tomato Story " . You can

check it out at

http://www.specialchild.com/archives/dz-007.html

Thanks again for sharing the link. I'll have to buy

some of the notecards!!

Judi

--- zmadad@... wrote:

> Hello!

>

> Forgive me for only being an occasional poster, but

> this year has been tough

> and as 's " angel date " approaches, it just gets

> harder. Just the other

> day, Matt asked me, " Mommy, it's almost the end of

> December. Who is going to

> die this year? "

>

> Anyway, I was killing time doing some online

> shopping, when I came across

> this website for " 's Tomato Story " . The story

> was written by a young

> woman with DS and the artwork was done by a young

> man with DS. ( and I

> had the pleasure of meeting and his mom at a

> convention years ago and

> his artwork is just beautiful!). The story reminds

> me very much of one I

> wrote for when we adopted him. " Smalex " is the

> story of a little boy

> who was told he was a " vegetable " and he waits in

> the vegetable garden for a

> family to recognize him for what he truly is.

>

> So, forgive me if this link has been posted before,

> I have never seen it. I

> think I will order some notecards and maybe a poster

> for Zack. He has been

> having a rough time with memories of , lately.

>

> <A

>

HREF= " http://shop.store./am/carbertomsto.html " >'s

> Tomato Story</A>

> http://shop.store./am/carbertomsto.html

>

>

> Happy Holidays to everyone -- whichever holidays you

> choose to celebrate.

>

> Sue - mom to Zack, 9, DS, 2 ASDs, VSD, bad mitral

> valve; Matt, 7, PFO, PDD,

> 's Anomaly, Cataracts, Glaucoma; , 4, DS,

> Asthma, G-tube (Now our

> angel boy 4/20/96 - 12/31/00)

>

> 's Candle Shrine

>

http://artwells.com/oracula/anonimmus/shrine.html?shaemmusid=0111238045898

>

> 's Memorial page

> http://hometown.aol.com/zmadad/page9.html

>

> DisLabeled Writings

> http://hometown.aol.com/zmadad/page11.html UPDATED!

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