Re: Very impressed by my neighbor

June 6, 2010

That's awesome! He may just be the 'guardian angel' you have been looking

for too. :-)

> I hope this story will translate well on email because sometimes things

> just don't sound the same written out as they do when you verbally tell

> the story.

> I was out front with my kids today, Jay 6 & Grace 8 1/2 (DS) and they

> were playing with our 10 yr old neighbor, . We have lived in this

> house about 4 yrs now & played with quite often, so he has been

> around Grace. Well, today he thoroughly shocked me because he said, " Can

> I ask you something? " Of course I said yes. He said, " Does Grace have

> some sort of mental disability? " I said, " Yes Grace has Down syndrome. Do

> you know what that means? " said he did because his mom is a nurse

> & she explained to him all about it. I do not really know my neighbors

> very well, just to say hello. But I was extremely impressed and touched

> that she had taken the time to explain to her son about someone with DS &

> that he actually said " mental disability " and not the " r " word. Hats off

> to this family

> Just had to share!

> Shalanna in OH

>

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