Denny Bonavita:
My son Greg, now age 41, has Down syndrome. He now lives in a group home in Warren, preceded by 10 years in DuBois. I live outside Brookville. Greg’s brothers and sisters are scattered throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia.
Usually, I call him once a week. Siblings also call, perhaps weekly, perhaps less often, as we all tend to our own busy lives. If Greg wanted to call any of us via phone, he needed the aid of a group home staff member.
That all changed a month ago.
We got Greg an iPad for his 41st birthday.
Beautiful story.
I like how he mentions the benefit of taxpayer-funded programs that enabled his son to acquire skills and function as something more than an occupant of a prison cell.
Bravo!
“We abandoned our son at a care facility, but we got him an iPad so he can call us :)”
Yeah I guess this solves everything!