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by Cheng-E Tham
Nov 10, 20193 min read
Graduation!
The recent Saturday of November 9th, 2019 was a special day. It was Amos' graduation from Rainbow Centre and it could not have been more...
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by Cheng-E Tham
Jul 26, 20192 min read
Thank you, Teacher
Three days ago Amos lost his school teacher. It didn’t register at once when we learned how she had suddenly collapsed one evening and...
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by Cheng-E Tham
Apr 19, 20195 min read
Our Decision Matters
World Down Syndrome Day 2019 has come and gone, and with it, Amos’ 6th birthday. It feels unreal. We are in a manic phase of our lives...
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By Cheng-E Tham
Dec 30, 20172 min read
Happiness is...
One evening I came home feeling like a wreck. Amos would waddle over like a puckish little pixie and say hello and hug my legs. And he...
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By Cheng-E Tham
Dec 17, 20171 min read
COMIC RELIEF!
What crazy months! We apologise if our radio silence made you think we've gone defunct. Far from it! We're still going strong...rather,...
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by Cheng-E Tham
Apr 14, 20172 min read
Great Lines
Last month Amos turned FOUR. Yes! FOUR! And Joel will be entering primary school in about eight months. It’s an incredibly bizarre...
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by Cheng-E Tham
Dec 25, 20162 min read
The Gift Of Receiving
If you disapprove of Nazis and the holocaust you’re disapproving something they stood for. It’s called eugenics, and in a nutshell it’s...
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By Cheng-E Tham
Nov 26, 20163 min read
A Fascinating Community
We aren’t experts. Something told us that a few days ago. After almost four years of caring for a child with Down syndrome we’re still...
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by C E Tham
Sep 17, 20162 min read
Milestones
Life is full of surprises. We recall that moment over three years ago when the news of Amos’ condition opened up a precipice before us....
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by C E Tham
Aug 31, 20162 min read
Dear Special Education Teachers...
Thank you for doing what you do. You saw a lack in society and went right for it. You have embraced a calling and entered the lives of so...
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C E Tham
Jun 29, 20162 min read
Look, No Tube!
This week marked the end of the third week that Amos went – ahem, well… TUBELESS! For those who needed a second glance – yes! TUBELESS!...
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By C E Tham
Jun 22, 20162 min read
How Little I Once Knew...
(Image and article courtesy of Special Seeds Singapore) Down syndrome was an issue we were aware of but never understood. We had been...
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By C E Tham
May 30, 20164 min read
Your Child Has Down Syndrome? You're Not Alone
My wife and I had our fair share of fretting and frustrations, and even as I write they haggled us and would keep on haggling us for as...
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By C E Tham
May 7, 20163 min read
A Day In The Life Of...
Society demands it. A glamorous lifestyle beckons. Even if it isn’t glamorous it has to be chic, swank and comfortable. Apart from cars...
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By C E Tham
Apr 23, 20162 min read
Look, No Hands!
It is morning. From the corners of our eyes we perceive movement. We turn and behold a tiny little thing doddering out of the bedroom;...
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By C E Tham
Apr 8, 20163 min read
Something Lost
This Easter was a special one. Before we go on I must first qualify to say that this is an entry on Christianity. So for those who aren’t...
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By C E Tham
Mar 16, 20163 min read
Do You Even Measure Up?
We are the same in some aspects and we differ in others. It’s a fact. People with Down syndrome tend to lag behind in some areas. We...
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by C E Tham
Feb 26, 20163 min read
Coffee Break!
We love our little cups of coffee. Recent research shows that coffee is good for you. It’s supposed to reduce risk of diabetes,...
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by C E Tham
Dec 29, 20153 min read
When Sleep no longer Heals
After a bout of pneumonia Amos snored like a car being jump-started; with each laborious breath his chest heaved and his stomach...
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by Sandra Lee
Dec 20, 20153 min read
A Gift all the Same
Recently I encountered a heavily pregnant mother of 2 young children. We were both waiting for our hubbies and children to finish their...
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