Meet Ciarra.
She is 15, a freshman at Brewer High School and a cheerleader.
To say she loves cheering is probably an
understatement.
I’m pretty sure it’s who
she is.
It’s what she does.
She also has Down Syndrome.
I have known Ciarra and her mother Michelle since Josh was
born. I have never met them in real life,
but they were among the first people I found online when I did my google search
for families to connect with, to learn from and be inspired by.
Inspired am I…
When I asked Michelle what she wanted you to know about this story…
what she would tell others… she simply responded that she would tell others to
have faith, and never be afraid to let your kids try things (like
cheering).
If I know Michelle, I think she knew Ciarra would be fabulous with
pom poms…
I think what has both surprised her and humbled her tho is just how
fabulous everyone ELSE has been.
This story is inclusion at its finest.
But, I think what touched me the most is that
it’s also completely UNstaged.
It’s not
inclusion because they have to or because someone told them to.
It’s not
uncomfortable or difficult or fake.
It’s
just friends.
The cheering squad at Brewer High School get it.
And it’s a wonderful thing.
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