John Marrs - An Inspiring Young Man With Down Syndrome

Over 4.5 years ago, after we received K's diagnosis of Down syndrome, I went on a long research binge.  Most of what I read was " They will reach their milestones in their own time."  I just could not be content with that, & thought there had to be something more.  I searched what seemed to be the furthest darkest corners of the internet scrounging up any piece of information I could find before I found a few kids with Down syndrome that I would consider to be truly inspirational.  Perhaps the stories were there, but I just found it difficult to find them.  At first the few stories I found seemed to good to be true, but they got me researching more & believing that perhaps there was more that I could do than to just wait for my daughter to do things " in her own time."

One of the first truly inspiring kids I learned about is John Marrs.  Although I have never met this family, I will always be grateful for that first glimpse of hope that I got when reading their website.

Here is a link: John Marr`s page Make sure you check out the whole site. It's full  of information & John's poem is wonderful! TNI & a neurodevelopmental program as well as a loving family with high expectations have contributed to John's development.

The reason that I thought to post this is that John's name has come up recently on the internet because he is being inducted into the National Honor Society. Check out Got Down syndrome`s blog for the story.