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Living With Down Syndrome: To Be Like Me
I have been volunteering with the To Be Like Me Organization. To Be Like Me is a nonprofit I volunteer for about 3 years now. I am a leader teaching young elementary school students about what it is like to be like me. You go through 5 different experiences in different rooms. You will experience […]
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Making a difference: Growing up
When I was born my mom always tell me you are going to make a difference one day and how much she loves me. Growing up with me in the family was just like anyone one else’s. Becoming a mother for the second time can make things much harder on her and I appreciate how […]
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How has my passion changed over time? And why I changed career paths?
I remember a time in my life where I wanted to become a fashion designer and a CEO of Sista Tia fashion Corral a Fashion Magazine for all ages for women and men and different euthenics all around the world. I remember I used to sketch for hours on end and always watched Americas next […]
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Living With Down Syndrome: What accomplishments I received?
Living with down syndrome as its perks. I got the chance of starring in a film called “Normie” that highlights what is normal and the beauty behind not being normal. I went all over the “United States” filming Normie. I got to say my favorite place I visited was between “New York and Portland Oregon […]
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Living With Down Syndrome: What is it like in School and where did I Go? And What Struggles do you have while in School?
I Went to the Rise School when I was 18 months Until the age of 5. Then I went to Bradford Elementary from age 5 until the age of 10 . And I went to highland Park Middle School from age 5 to age 14. I also went to Highland Park High School from age […]
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“Living With Down Syndrome”: How to make friends in this society
Living with down syndrome its hard for me to make friends in this society. There is the pressure to make a good impression and also making small talk. Which for me making small talk is not come nature to me. I have to think before I talk which is extremely hard for me. I also […]
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Are you the same person on social media that you are in real life?
My social media accounts are tailored to help grow my blog which is the real me by telling my story about living with down syndrome. Each social media platform has a link to my blog and I tailored my posts to stay on trend with a blog entry I just wrote in my blog. I […]
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How do I make a difference?
How do I make a difference? I make a difference by speaking out about my disability and sharing my experiences living with down syndrome and how I got where I am here today. I love to help and advocate on my behalf in the Down syndrome community. I volunteered with two different organizations that help […]
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New Year, New Me, How to make resolutions and how to stick with them
2021 has come to a close and 2022 has appeared among us. New Year’s resolution is ready to be conquered throughout this year. My new year’s resolutions are to stay positive, lose some weight, find happiness. Resolation’s is hard to stick with and most people tend to give up before seeing any process. Most people […]
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Top 10 Things the government should spend the 2 trillion on
Here is my Top 10 things the government should spend the 2 trillion on. Gun Protection- why because people have been killed on the streets by the number one cause of deaths in the cities are guns. Going towards Homeless shelters- why because it breaks my heart seeing homeless and poor people on the streets […]
Annemarie carrigan 