Donna shares her story of how she watched Parkinson's disease overwhelm her grandmother and her mother. Now battling it herself, Donna is such a brave and courageous woman, determined to give her own daughter the best life she can.
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This was an inspiring story to write up for Best magazine - Toni saved for years before carefully selecting a surgeon she trusted to give her a facelift which has not only taken years off, but also given her confidence she's never had before. You can't argue with that! The lovely Toni shared her story in Best, out now.
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This beautiful story, out in Woman's Own, tells the story of how Cathy came to adopt Sinead, a poorly little lady who needed someone to believe in her. Sinead has Down's syndrome and was left pretty much alone for the first few months of her life. No cuddles, no love, no hope... until Cathy came along, fell madly in love, and gave Sinead the love, care and attention she deserved.
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I worked with the fab dating agency Lumen on this piece for Woman's Own, interviewing Angela and Kamay about their dating world. Online dating is such a normal part of the dating world now, but some profiles are more successful than others... read our piece to find out why !Lumen is aimed at the over 50s
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Happy World Down's syndrome Day 2019! It's become my tradition to collate all the stories about all the legends of the Down's syndrome community I've written about in the past year, to mark this wonderful, worldwide celebration. I have written about amazing children like Max, who I wrote about over Christmas for Best and Chat, who is just about the most gorgeous little elf in the world.
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How adorbs is Henry? Emily had to fight to have her voice heard when she found out prenatally that he had Down's syndrome. She was urged far too many times to have a termination... but she knew her own mind and her love for her unborn son was never in question. Once he was born, Emily was asked if she wanted him adopted.
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