03/22/2026
In honor of World Down Syndrome Day, here is a picture of my great Uncle Roger! He is very much loved and missed!! He touched so many lives, including mine! He was always up for an adventure (even if it meant riding the four wheeler with me), ready to dance, eat at Long John Silvers, and watch Scooby Do! He loved deeply... until you attempted to take his food 😂 and was an amazing person who persevered through so much! He was the first person that I taught how to communicate “yes” and “no” in a way that I could understand (I was 4 and his speech was very unintelligible), so he was my first speech patient and the start of my career as an SLP! It is hard to believe that he has been gone almost 13 years!