see me as a champion

See Me as a Champion – Tom

We are officially launching the SEE ME campaign. Aimed at sharing the true identities and talents of the Ranchers at DHR, this campaign will showcase the unique stories of those we serve and give readers an inside look into their life at Down Home Ranch. Follow along as we tell you the story of Tom……

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In the beginning…

Dr. Jerome Lejuene, discoverer of cause of Down syndrome I discovered I was pregnant with my fourth child very early in February of 1984.  I was 42 and certainly not expecting to be expecting, but Jerry and I rolled with the punches and were soon changing our life course and making new plans. Those plans…

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The plot thickens

So.  As I sat in my office pondering what “three new rules” might mean and why we had not heard anything about them as stakeholders, there was a tap on my door. It was my friend the surveyor. “Mrs. Horton, I just wanted to make sure you understood the implications of what I told you.”…

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It’s your choice! (Or is it?)

“Hey, Buddy!  I’ll take you to get some ice cream.  We’ll go anywhere you want as long as it’s Baskin-Robbins, and you can have any kind of ice cream you want as long as it’s vanilla! “It’s absolutely your choice!”This is the message of your federal government, as articulated by Mark Olson, head of LTO…

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