On the eve of Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s death, I feel it is important to note how significant her passing truly is. She taught the world to look at people with intellectual disabilities first for their strengths and not with pity, but with pride. We all walk in a different world because of her.
My greatest hope is that her attitudes and ambitions for the lives of people with Intellectual disabilities will carry on in each one of us. By expecting of the world what she demanded everyday, we can continue to bring hope to people like my sister, Andrea, that one day they will, without question or a second thought, stand next to each of us and have a life like ours.
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