by Erika Petrie | Apr 19, 2021 | Current Affairs, Feel Good, Podcasts
Rashi (from Face to Face) interviews Erika again on World Down Syndrome Day to talk about what this means and how Shades of Different has been set up to make a difference…how future inclusion lies in changing the mindset and ignorance within society…How...
by Guest Writer | Apr 17, 2021 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good
The inspirational story of Eiden McDowell, a ten year old from Bournemouth, who has a life limiting condition and whose sister Katinka, now thirteen, wrote an incredibly powerful song about entitled ‘Tears’ when she was just 11. This has now been recorded...
by Erika Petrie | Apr 8, 2021 | Current Affairs, Feel Good, Podcasts
Erika Petrie is interviewed by Steve Saville at Forest FM on World Down Syndrome Awareness Day, to raise further awareness about her daughter Micaela, how Miki has enriched her life, and about her mission with Shades of Different and her objective of making it into a...
by Guest Writer | Apr 6, 2021 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good
Olivia DePiore, now 24, is a childhood cancer survivor and a successful working model on the runway, as well as in print and TV advertisements. 5ft tall in height, she is quite petite which is unusual in an industry that tends to celebrate statuesque young women. She...
by Erika Petrie | Mar 30, 2021 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good
Look at me…what do you see? Do you see my ‘dis’-ability? I am able just like you So many things that I can do If you see me in your mind you’ll find a reason to be unkind Look at me through the lens of love you’ll see I’m a blessing...
by Guest Writer | Mar 21, 2021 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good
On World Down Syndrome Day 2021 I want to share with you some of the experiences I have had of being a mother to the beautiful Betsy Iona over the past 3 years. This little firecracker burst into my life and filled me with a strength and energy to protect and fight...
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