My brother is 21 and has Down Syndrome. I have such a soft spot for him, I really adore him, he has such unconditional love. And the things he says crack me up! We were at a market that has a live band on the weekends, and my brother noticed that the drummer was female. Apparently he'd never seen a female drummer before, he was shocked. He tugged at my sleeve and pointed. "What?! Women can play the drums?!!!"
We took my brother and aunt to a cute French Brasserie in the antiques section of town, and after eating a lovely meal of Moules Frites (my favorite), we were crossing the street back to the car, when all of a sudden I felt a stabbing pain in the ball of my foot. I looked down, and I had stepped on a screw. A rusty old screw that had probably come from one of the neighboring antique shops. OUCH!!!!
So off we went to the ER to spend the majority of that afternoon waiting for xrays and the screw extraction.
Other than the screw incident, it was a great few days. :)
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What a sweet photo of you two.
You are definately lucky to have him. I have a few downs syndrome cousins who really are angels in our lives.
So sorry about your foot! killer!
Omg about the screw???? I'm sorry that happened to you. I once stepped on a nail and it was awful but it wasn't that deep. I hope your feeling better!!
Aww that is adorable about the female drummers! That's such a sweet photo of you and your bro!! =)
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OUCH! you poor thing!!!
OMG, ow! But that crazy screw x-ray is kinda awesome. I'd frame it :)
Hahaha, Alicia - a lot of my friends said the same. Perhaps I could put it up in the bathroom, or in my little desk nook.
yikes for the screw! but fun that you had such a good time with your family!
the x-ray image weirds me out!:S
Great pics with your brother! I love family shots.
And OMG wow that looks like it hurt. But really really cool XRay.
Oh no~! I hope you weren't in too much pain! Your brother is too cute! I hope you have an amazing Tuesday! Stop by and say hello! Kori xoxo
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I came across your blog through "In Honor of Design." It's darling. I love the little drawing/pictures you have in each post. Do you do them yourself? They're so charming & sweet. So sorry about your foot! Ouch. So glad I ran across your blog!
No way! You got a screw in? So sorry! And this is the first photo I've seen of you. You are so gorgeous!
That x-ray is ridiculous! Ouch ouch ouch.
My boss' son has downs and used to come to clean our offices. He had some good lines as well. Two of my cousins have Fragile X and they love sports so compete in a lot of special olympic events. Does your brother play any sports with special olympics? I am always moved to tears by their spirit, dedication and compassion to other team members during their events.
a screw! that's unbelievable. It must have been so painful...I love down syndrome people. One of my cousins has it and he's always been the sweetest kid
youchers! that's gotta hurt. sweet xrays though!
ouchy on the foot!!
your brother looks so lovely! what a fun trip :)
oh darling!!
in italia we say: mamma mia!!!
The X-ray picture is cute.
Sorry to hear your foot was hurt. Hope your it is feeling better now. I am glad you had a great time with your aunt and little bro.
OMG...how are you!?
by the way the x-ray picture freak me out!
Oh my gosh! Hope your foot feels better quickly!!!!
So glad you had a nice time with your brother visiting. I hope your foots ok though!x
Ouch. Are you okay? I love having family over . . . it makes me clean my house and it is so so much fun.
Fondly,
Glenda
omg owwwwww!!!
hopefully you can walk on your feet soon. feel better hun!
One good thing coming from the screw is the awesome x-ray picture. Hope all is well with the foot.
Oh my goodness! Fell better!
ouch! glad you are ok! That's so sweet that your family was in town. I have a soft spot for special needs myself (thats who I work with all day long!) It's amazing the things they can come up with or what things they can do to compensate for their deficits if they put their mind to it!
Yowch! Hope you heal quickly!
Glad you had a lovely family filled weekend though :-)
~ Clare x
I am SO sorry about the accident.
Take Care of Yourself!!!
I have a differnt type of handicap myself. I am proud of you being suh a wonderful sister♡♡♡
And also truly appreciate the kindness when I started my blog!!!
Thanks guys for all your well-wishes. My foot is feeling a lot better, and I will be able to put full pressure on it in the next day or so, hooray!
Waoh, that is a crazy picture! Hope you are feeling better.
beautiful pictures of you and your brother. and ouch!!!!yikes!!! a screw!!! that had to kill. im jealous you can wear sandals already though.
OUUUCCCHHH!! I am so sorry to hear about your poor little foot! I wear shoes that a lightweight like the ones you were wearing in the screw incident so after reading your blog I have been watchign were I walk more closely! Hope you're doing better!
Kind regards,
Nicole
oh my goodness. here i am, enjoying the cute photos of you and your bro, and then bam!! rusty screw through foot! hope you heal up quick :-)
Yikes! That screw in the foot looks painful!
Glad the rest of your visit with your brother was wonderful :)
love the photos of you and your brother, he has a sweet smile doesn't he?! and then your foot story, oh so awful ;( did you have to get a shot, usually you do with things like that. i fell and cut my neck (long story) a few years ago and i needed shots, yuck! hope you're recovering nicely ;)
OUCH!!!!!
your brother is such a cutie!! and OUCHIES for the screw!! :( Hope you're feeling better!! ;)
Ouch! That looks so painful! Great pictures of your brother, I babysit for a little boy with downs and he is so gorgeous, and just like your brother shows such unconditional love and has an amazing sense of humour! xxx
just checked out your blog for the first time. so lovely! great pics of you and your bro. what a studmuffin & studmuffinette! <3 EverRubyGirl.blogspot.com
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