Emily Orton | Running Down a Dream
Emily Orton, a mother of five in Manhattan, discovers her daughter has Downs Syndrome.
Emily Orton | Motherhood – What’s In It For Me?
(1 mom + 1 dad + 4 girls + 1 boy) x (4 homeschoolers + 1 toddler with Trisomy 21) ÷ (2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom) = Emily Orton's life in New York City She writes: I've been reading about motherhood. Women are deciding what it means to them; what value maternity holds for them, for their families, for society. Women are changing to accommodate children entering their lives, their children's increasing independence or children departing on their own adventures.