Look carefully at this photo below taken several years ago at my sister’s house.  What do you see? The first thing you’ll notice is my beautiful wife holding my adorable niece, Madison, who has Down Syndrome. Madison has a personality that will melt your heart. She’s passionate about her pink glasses and tech savvy with her Tablet. She’s healthy, full of spunk, and loves to play hide-and-seek with Uncle Patrick (me). Here’s how hide-and-seek with Madison generally works: “No lights on yet,” she insists after two hours of stumbling around a […]

Who do you see in the background of the picture ? Behind my wife, you’ll notice another fabulous human being. All you see is her arm and a piece of her head. But she’s a hero. An everyday hero. And she almost always goes unnoticed, just like this photo. We hear a lot about heroes these days, especially during Covid-19. We should honor frontline workers like nurses and doctors, and I think we’ve done a decent job of thanking them through a plethora of media platforms. But what about people like […]