by Key Ministry | May 24, 2022 | Church Support, Down syndrome, Pro-Life
Guest blogger Tony D’Orazio is the co-founder of Jacob’s Ladder Special Needs Fitness and author of Down Right Joy. Read Part One here.Sara, Amanda and JakeThe administrative assistant for our Jacob’s Ladder group is a young lady named Sara. Sara is very smart and...
by Key Ministry | May 17, 2022 | Church Support, Down syndrome, Pro-Life
Guest blogger Tony D’Orazio is the co-founder of Jacob’s Ladder Special Needs Fitness and author of Down Right Joy.The pro-choice industry has a huge market share and many repeat customers in the community of parents of people with Down syndrome. In the United States,...
by Evana Sandusky | Mar 17, 2022 | Church Support, Down syndrome, Special Needs Ministry
I had a dozen emotions when the doctors informed me that my baby girl had Down syndrome. It was an unanticipated diagnosis after birth. I loved her instantly, but it took time to process the news. After her diagnosis, I sought information from several sources. Books,...
by Key Ministry | Jan 20, 2022 | Down syndrome, Leadership, Pro-Life
As some of you may know, our son Jake and I began a ministry group called Jacob’s Ladder Special Needs Fitness about 11 years ago in the Cleveland, Ohio area. Our mission is to serve people with special needs with regular fitness opportunities. We also take time for a...
by Evana Sandusky | Dec 15, 2021 | Down syndrome, Special Needs Parenting
When I was in grade school, my older brother told me a secret.“Mom hides the Christmas gifts in a garbage sack in the closet,” he confessed.I marveled that he knew the location of our unknown and highly anticipated gifts. I cannot remember if he succumbed to the...
by Key Ministry | Oct 20, 2021 | Down syndrome, Grief, Hope
Guest blogger Tony D’Orazio shares a poignant excerpt from his book, Down Right Joy.My wife Karen’s dad, Ronald Henry Wolf, was born February 1, 1929, at St. Anne’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio. He grew up on E. 77th Street in Cleveland. He was the middle child of three,...
