Written by Alan’s niece. Alan was born in Croydon on 16 June 1965 to parents Neville and Phoebe...
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Our Voice Our Stories
Children and adults who have Down’s syndrome are all unique individuals.
We all have our own personalities, family backgrounds and preferences that make us who we are.
Here are some of our stories…
Kent
Written by his father. In one respect we were fortunate, our son Kent, who has Down’s syndrome,...
Christopher
Written by his mother Grace. My son Christopher turned 50 in February 2020. He was born in Calgary...
Stephen
Written by Stephen’s sister, Clare. My mam, Elisabeth Kilner, and dad, David Kilner, weren’t aware...
Alan
Alan Hicks turned 50 last year. He lives with his mum and looks after her, as well as being a...
Joshua
Hello...my name is Joshua. I have one brother and one sister, she has five children two sons and...
Alex
My name is Alex. I live with my family. I like dance and drama and my favourite sport is cricket....
Stephanie
My name is Stephanie. I work in the kitchen a The Village Hotel, Swindon. I work as a Commis Chef...
Lorni
My name is Lorni. I work as a Restaurant Assistant at Whitehall Garden Centre. I love looking...
Sally
My name is Sally. I work as an Administration Assistant in an office for a company called Baxi. I...
Diane
My name is Diane. I work at the Edinburgh Woollen Mill store in Southport two days a week. I got...
Ben
My name is Ben. I work at the National Laboratory Service. I know what to do on the computer and I...