Our Stories

Here you will find stories from the parents, families and friends of people who have Down’s syndrome.

16, Dec, 2020

At Christmas my favourite things to do are decorating the Christmas tree and set out the Nativity...

15, Dec, 2020

Tilly’s parents have asked us to publish these words on what would have been her second birthday,...

9, Dec, 2020

I have been planning Christmas whilst I have been at home. I have been ordering lots of things for...

9, Dec, 2020

One of my favourite things to do before Christmas is to make a gingerbread house. It brings back...

7, Dec, 2020

Miriam Lyne is 54. She is married to Steve and has a dog called Billy George. She is a former...

25, Nov, 2020

After the excitement of last week this has been a quiet one. Whenever I can, I have been helping...

24, Nov, 2020

We share sweets during Diwali. Sometimes it’s good to have nice sweets, but maybe no too much. We...

18, Nov, 2020

It was my first week at home since the latest lockdown. I will miss seeing my friends at classes...

18, Nov, 2020

Lily’s festive lockdown venture Hi my name is Lily I am 18 years old. I live with my mum (Sally)...

11, Nov, 2020

This week I had to make a difficult decision because of the new Covid lockdown. That it would be...

6, Nov, 2020

This year, two winners from our My Perspective photography competition were lucky to receive a...

6, Nov, 2020

I said in last week’s blog that I always enjoyed Halloween. Although we knew that probably no one...