In this episode of The Hope Story Podcast we talk with Emily Kessler, one of Hope Story's Hope Advocates, about her story of adoption a daughter with Down syndrome. Check out this episode show notes at http://hopestory.org/emily-kessler-ep-19
Oct 27, 2020•27 min•Ep. 19
In this episode of The Hope Story Podcast we share five ways for parents of children of Down syndrome to create awareness for Down syndrome awareness month (and every month.) Be sure to check out this episodes show notes by visiting show notes at http://hopestory.org/down-syndrome-awareness-month-2020
Oct 13, 2020•15 min•Ep. 18
In this episode of The Hope Story Podcast we talk with Jenny Gatchell, one of Hope Story's Hope Advocates, about being a mom of a daughter with Down syndrome. Check out this episode show notes at http://hopestory.org/jenny-gatchell-ep-17
Sep 21, 2020•27 min•Ep. 17
In this episode of The Hope Story Podcast Rick Smith shares seven lessons he has learned from being a parent of a child with Down syndrome. Be sure to check out the show notes by visiting https://hopestory.org/seven-lessons-ep-16
Aug 24, 2020•22 min•Ep. 16
In this episode of The Hope Story Podcast we talk with Preeti Gandhi from Hope Story's " To the Next Me " World Down Syndrome Day Video about being the mother of a child with Down syndrome. Be sure to check out the show notes by visiting https://hopestory.org/preeti-gandhi-ep-15
Aug 10, 2020•30 min•Ep. 15
In this episode of The Hope Story Podcast we talk with Cynthia Garcia, one of Hope Story's Hope Advocates, about being a mom of a daughter with Down syndrome. Check out this episode show notes at http://hopestory.org/cynthia-garcia-ep-14
Jul 27, 2020•24 min•Ep. 14
In this episode of The Hope Story Podcast we talk with Natalie Jones, one of Hope Story's Hope Advocates, about being a mom of a son with Down syndrome. Check out this episode show notes at http://hopestory.org/natalie-jones-ep-13
Jul 13, 2020•33 min•Ep. 13
In this episode of The Hope Story Podcast we talk with Antwanetta Alford-Steward, one of Hope Story's Hope Advocates, about being a mom of a son with Down syndrome. Check out this episode show notes at http://hopestory.org/antwanetta-alford-steward-episode-12
Jun 29, 2020•18 min•Ep. 12
In this week's episode we talk with Catherine Whitcher, IEP Mentor, about five things everyone must do for a successful IEP meeting. Be sure to check out the show notes at https://hopestory.org/catherine-whitcher-ep-11
Jun 15, 2020•28 min•Ep. 11
In this episode we talk with Carissa Carroll, the Founder of Jack's Basket; a nonprofit celebrating babies with Down syndrome. Be sure to visit the show notes at https://hopestory.org/carissa-carroll-ep-10
Jun 01, 2020•38 min•Ep. 10
In this episode of The Hope Story Podcast we talk with Lauren Shelor, one of Hope Story's Hope Advocates, about being a mom of a son with Down syndrome. Check out this episode show notes at http://hopestory.org/lauren-shelor-episode-9
May 18, 2020•35 min•Ep. 9
In this episode of The Hope Story Podcast we talk about the biggest problem facing people with Down syndrome and how Hope Story is working to solve it. Be sure to check out the show notes by visiting https://hopestory.org/rick-smith-ep-8
May 04, 2020•18 min•Ep. 8
On this episode Darla Lawrence talks about her COVID-19 diagnosis and recovery as well as her story of raising a child with Down syndorme. Be sure to check out the show notes at https://hopestory.org/darla-lawrence-ep-7
Apr 20, 2020•35 min•Ep. 7
In this episode of the Hope Story Podcast we talk with Sam Breithaupt, one of our Hope Advocates, about her journey raising Emery, her daughter born with Down syndorme! Part of Emery's journey involves a tracheostomy and a surgery to repair an AVSD. Be sure to visit https://hopestory.org/sam-breithaupt to check out the show notes for this episode.
Apr 06, 2020•31 min•Ep. 6
In this episode Dr. Abbie Smith (a pediatrician and mother of a child with Down syndrome) shares what parents need to know about Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Down syndrome. Check out the show notes by visiting https://hopestory.org/covid-19-ep-5
Mar 19, 2020•27 min•Ep. 5
In this episode we talk to Erin Book Mullen about being a DC Lobbyist who works to increase funding for Down syndrome research. Erin led the effort with the Global Down Syndrome Foundation to secure the first-ever Congressional hearing on Down syndrome research where Frank Stephens declared that his life was worth living. That testimony, along with their work with Congressional Champions, resulted in a historic and significant 65% increase of Down syndrome research funding at the National Instit...
Mar 09, 2020•39 min•Ep. 4
In this episode we interview Mark Cronin, the co-founder of John's Crazy Socks. John's Crazy Socks is a multi-million dollar company sock ran by Mark and his son with Down syndrome, John. In this episode Mark talks about their business and about being the father of an adult with Down syndrome. Check out the show notes by visiting https://hopestory.org/johns-crazy-socks
Feb 24, 2020•53 min•Ep. 3
In this episode we talk with Michael Russell, the father of the first person with Down syndrome (Bryan Russell) to run for public office. Learn more about about Hope Story at https://hopestory.org
Feb 10, 2020•26 min•Ep. 2
In this episode we talk with Abbie Smith, a mother of three children (one of which who was born with Down syndrome,) a pediatrician, and the co-founder of Hope Story. Learn more about about Hope Story at https://hopestory.org
Jan 27, 2020•44 min•Ep. 1