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"    MAYBE WE ARE HAPPIER HERE (iN iSRAEL) BECAUSE IT IS so APPARANT HERE THAT LIFE IS FRAGILE, SO WE GRAB IT WHILE WE HAVE IT!"

"Rebeca, yes there is a limited amount of money. HOWEVER - the additional cost of integrating , say 2 special ed kids in one school need not be that much. Basically each kid needs an aide , and the aids need instuction. The gain for the rest of the…"

"   There is a tendency to value those with special needs who manage to do the previously thought impossible. Seemingly, that by becoming "almost normal", they gain value.  But we need to know that just putting one foot…"

"   We help them, despite the blocks that people put in their way, because the more my daughter (who has DS) knows, the better she can manage in the world, and enjoy it. To shut her up in a world that is only "special needs" is…"

"I bless you that she should stay so warm and caring, and that the knocks that she will inevitably get from others will not effect her ."

"Tell me Jodi, does your day have MORE than 24 hours? I just can not understand HOW you can do it....."

"But, on the other hand, you can use that cell phone to remind Hubby to pick up a child, to ask a teenaged son to put the (previously prpared vegetables) pot of soup on the fire so it will be cooked and ready on your arrival..."

"When my Dad became sick with Cancer for the third time, I said "I don't care if it will cost 2000$ to go see him (tickets for me and my daughter, plus kosher food), I am going to go see him while he is healthy enough to enjoy our visit,…"

"I am in the process of losing weight, but I don't call it a diet: I have simply started to eat in a way that is healthy. I discovered that getting out to walk (an hour or more daily) makes me feel good, increases my activity level at home, and…"

"Down Syndrome Amounst Us. Your letter to a principal. Maybe Sarah Sanders got it through somewhere else?????"

"Yes, There is NOWHERE like Israel. I read your article (letter) in DSAU over shabbas, and nearly cried. It must be SSSOOO frustrating....."

"I think that most of us learn pretty early on that: 1) a lot of people say stupid things. They want to "fix it" by making you happy, so they will say things that are really stupid. 2)even people who mean well do this 3) sometimes I have to…"

"Success in getting in or success in mainstreaming? My daughter (see: http://beneaththewings.blogspot.com/ ) is 16, and has Down syndrome. She was sucessfully integrated into nomal schools until this year. The point, though, is that if your child has…"

"If anyone is interested, I also have a blog (in English) about life (in Israel)with a teenager with Down syndrome"