To Whom It May Concern – Kofi Entsi Yankson

To Whom It May Concern – Kofi Entsi Yankson

March 21, is a day set aside by the United Nations to celebrate individuals born/living with Down syndrome and to create public awareness about this genetic condition. The theme for this year’s celebration is #WeDecide. In line with this year’s theme, we (yes, you too) hereby decide to support people with Down syndrome to have full participation in decision making on matters relating to/or affecting their lives, which is a human rights principle supported by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Continue reading To Whom It May Concern – Kofi Entsi Yankson

A LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER

A LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER

Are we really the sum total of our experiences? Those experiences – be they positive or negative – make us the person we are, at any given point in our lives. And, like a flowing river, those same experiences, and those yet to come, continue to influence and reshape the person we are, and the person we become. None of us are the same as we were yesterday, nor will be tomorrow.” I do know that you can be so much more Continue reading A LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER