More than 30 years ago, when Randy Larson, president and co-founder of the Glennwood Housing Foundation, learned that his son, Trevor, would have Down syndrome, he was overwhelmed.
He thought his dreams of Trevor having a childhood similar to his own—surfing and playing other sports—would never happen. He had no idea how to prepare for what was to come.
“I realized right away that I needed to just wipe the chalkboard of my expectations clean because I didn’t know where this ride would go.”
“Turns out, he’s my best buddy,” Larson says. “He’s taught me more than any one thing in my life.”
Of course there have been ups and downs – “all lives have ups and downs,” Larson says. But families with special-needs children experience unique challenges that…
