Today's program features Emily Perl Kingsley, the mother of a child born with Down Syndrome. Because of this experience, she wrote an essay, "Welcome to Holland" which has been made famous thanks to how beautifully it helps people understand a parent's journey when raising a child with special needs. Emily, a personal family friend of our Host, Michael Liben, shares her experiences with Michael about having a child with Down Syndrome, what path she chose to take to save her son and how she has helped him deal with loss. As Emily ages, and has lost two spouses, she has become aware of the need to prepare her son Jason for life without her. Today she tells Michael about the extraordinary efforts she has taken to help her son life when she is gone.

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