I worked as a Paraprofessional for over 15 years in a specialized center where the students were physically and intellectually disabled. In this (S/PID) setting my duties included feeding, toileting, positioning, transitioning, collecting data, and assisting the Teacher with implementing and following the student's IEP, which...
I took care of my sister-in-law for 19 years. They have down syndrome. She had a shunt in her chest that I had to administer medication through for almost a year took her to all her doctors appointments at MUSC she lived to be 37 years old and the doctors told us she would only live to be five. She passed away from congestive...