When my parents told me that my brother Jordan, who has Down Syndrome, was going to start horseback riding, I was a bit skeptical. Equestrian activities were something I never would have considered as a possibility for Jordan.
In January, 2005, our two-and-a-half year old daughter was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). About one month later, I began writing about our rocky experience with her symptoms, our doctors, and her eventual diagnosis.