Mary has a wide ranging discussion with Cally Wesson, CEO of British Columbia’s chapter of Variety The Children’s Charity. Cally explains the history of Variety, services that they provide, volunteers, and events they put on, including the annual Show Of Hearts Telethon. Recorded on location at the Variety offices in Burnaby B.C. https://www.variety.bc.ca/ https://variety.org/
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T21Mom – Episode 9: Understanding Occupational Therapy with Hina
T21Mom – Episode 9 : Hina, the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation’s Occupational Therapist joins us for a conversation about how children with Down syndrome can learn to understand and control their body’s movements, and why the term “Occupational” is a bit of a misnomer. Understanding Sensory Processing – https://www.spdstar.org/basic/understanding-sensory-processing-disorder Developmental Progression Pyramid – (the pyramid …
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T21Mom – Episode 5 : Interview With Kelci
Mary talks with the amazing Kelci, a mother of eight who’s family chose to adopt another two babies with Down syndrome. Check out her Instagram at BF_BROS.
T21 Mom – Episode 4: Mom Life And Special Needs
Mary talks about life as a single mother of a special needs child. Mary’s experiences as advocate, parent, doctor and therapist make for a lively discussion.
T21 Mom – Episode 3: Run Up For Down Syndrome
Mary chats about the annual Run Up For Down Syndrome event at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, BC, her fundraising efforts, and the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation.
T21 Mom – Episode 2: Receiving the Diagnosis
Receiving the Diagnosis Mary talks about her experience receiving Ainsley’s Down syndrome diagnosis through pre-natal testing, and her process of acceptance.
T21 Mom – Episode 1
This is it! The very first episode of T21 Mom! Sit back, relax and meet Mary (and Ron).