Enriching Escapes: How a Special Needs Mom Is Spreading Joy One Adventure At a Time

Enriching Escapes: How a Special Needs Mom Is Spreading Joy One Adventure At a Time

As the parents of a special needs child, Wendi Hoffer and her husband realized how important enjoyable family experiences together were to them as a family. But she also realized how challenging it was for families to justify the costs of a vacation or the time away from therapy. Wendi is here to share her experience and show others how one person really can make a difference.

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Why We Should All Be More Like Ironman Chris Nikic

Why We Should All Be More Like Ironman Chris Nikic

Quitting is not an option because my dreams are important to me. My dreams are always bigger than my pain. When it gets hard and I think about quitting, my dad reminds me of my dreams and my dreams always win. I think if I didn’t have big dreams, I would probably quit.

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Resetting Expectations for Down People with Down Syndrome

Resetting Expectations for Down People with Down Syndrome

One of my biggest obstacles growing up was the low expectations people put on me. My mom and I had to work all the time to show how capable I was at achieving goals and developing. My mom has always believed I had potential, and worked hard to bring that out. She wanted to bring out every gift and talent I had and knew it was going to be work, but it was so worth it.

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Allison Norlian: Love Made Her a Voice for the Voiceless

Allison Norlian: Love Made Her a Voice for the Voiceless

My driving force behind everything I do is my sister, Rebecca. Becky is my older sister. She is severely disabled. Yes, she had challenges, and yes, she was different, but she was a living, breathing, beautiful human who deserved the same love and respect that any of us do.

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