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Q28: Loving Andrew – Epilogue

Loving Andrew: A Fifty-Two-Year Story of Down Syndrome

John and Lisa talk about what it was like for them growing up with Andy. For the most part, they seem to have “typical” sibling relationships. How did you react to the memories they shared? “Andrew was aware of his

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Q41: Adventures in the Mainstream

Q 41)   “I moved back to the curtain, watching the crowd out front…I glanced back at Ned once.  Ira had found a chair and was sitting next to him, supporting him by his presence alone.  In the dim light

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Q21: Adventures in the Mainstream

Q 21) “Ira is almost always nice to Ned, although he hasn’t developed the thick skin his parents have for those occasions when Ned does something eccentric in public.  Ira is easily embarrassed.  He will take Ned to the movies

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Q9: Adventures in the Mainstream

Q9) “Ned’s brother, Ira –three years older, college graduate–has already started having his own adventures.  He’s played football with the Carlton College team in Germany, been an exchange student in Japan, and traveled with me on a production trip to

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