Suzanne Garwood a mom to two children with Down syndrome, Connor and Sloane, and sometimes runner.
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October 17, 2019
Two years ago, I wrote a blogpost for Moms Rising about what I told Senators about my family’s health care needs. Two years later I need to speak again. My husband and I have two children with Down syndrome – a 16-year-old son and a 14 year-old daughter. Our daughter is nonverbal. Neither of my children will ever be able to live alone and both will need constant care for the rest of their lives. We are an average middle class family living in Arlington, VA just outside our nation’s capital. Looking at us, you might not assume you were looking at a Medicaid family. But you are. Let me explain...
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September 27, 2017
Good afternoon. My name is Suzanne Garwood and I live in Arlington, Virginia. I am a dedicated MomsRising member because the health care this organization is working to protect matters deeply to my family. My husband and I have two children with Down’s syndrome – a 14-year-old son and a 12 year-old daughter. A Medicaid waiver allows us to live as a family, to care for and raise our children at home, rather than institutionalizing them. Our daughter is nonverbal. Neither of my children will ever be able to live alone and both will need constant care for the rest of their lives. We are so...
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