Hello, my name is Lori Turbenson. A young lady with Down Syndrome. I was born in Mercy Hospital on March 26, in 1980. I arrived at 7:02 P.M. I was in my mother’s arms, sleeping. I was baptized in the hospital when I had spinal meningitis.
I started school when I was two years old. I went to many different schools, but I remember all my teachers. This year I’m going into 11th grade and I’m going to be a Junior. I always love school.
When I am not in school there are some things that I like to do. I like music and I have taken voice lessons because I want to sing in tune. I also take piano lessons and I like to play for people. Some other things I like to do are cooking, memorizing, gymnastics, dancing, singing with songs on my CD, going to camp in the summer, and swimming.
I live with my family. My parents have been married about 25 years. My dad is a director in American Express, and my mom is an ESL teacher. I have one sister and she is 18 years old. She is going to college next year, so she’s running away from her family. I have one brother and he is 12 years old. We don’t always get along and sometimes we argue.
I like my friends with Down Syndrome and I like my other friends with disabilities and abilities. I like my cousins because they’re nice, and one of my cousins is funny.
I also have a love life. I have boyfriends. They are major cute.
Every night I go to my dreamland to see what it’s like to be a parent with Down Syndrome. I wish I would be that parent.
I memorize well. My brain is called a “computer device,” and my head is called the “computer memorizing machine.” And it’s really private and I love it!
My Room*
My room is my favorite place to be. Because I live in it. It’s the reason why I pick my room for my favorite, because I get more space. And it’s also private. My room is my privacy house where I sing, where I write, where I have privacy space to sleep, where I keep peace, where I invite my friend, where I make private friend clubs, where I have faith in God.
My Head
I memorize a lot! One thing that I memorize is cartoon characters. The characters that I memorize are in my head. I have two computer disks. One computer disk is in my right ear and another computer disk is in my brain. The computer screen is my head. The computer keys are on my forehead. The computer printer is my left ear, and my coming-out printer is my mouth.
My Head (part 2)
My head is very good to wear, and it has a great personality all its own. I memorize with it. My head memorizes a lot! It memorizes actors and singers. My head has a computer, and it’s called “Private Computer.”
I think it’s great to have a head.
My Memory
I think I have a good memory.
It’s called “Private Memory Machine” with a memorizing device that tells me what to write about, like
singers actors my parents my Life my private life my room me my feelings my family and many more things.
Hello, my name is Lori Turbenson. A young lady with Down Syndrome. I was born in Mercy Hospital on March 26, in 1980. I arrived at 7:02 P.M. I was in my mother’s arms, sleeping. I was baptized in the hospital when I had spinal meningitis.
I started school when I was two years old. I went to many different schools, but I remember all my teachers. This year I’m going into 11th grade and I’m going to be a Junior. I always love school.
When I am not in school there are some things that I like to do. I like music and I have taken voice lessons because I want to sing in tune. I also take piano lessons and I like to play for people. Some other things I like to do are cooking, memorizing, gymnastics, dancing, singing with songs on my CD, going to camp in the summer, and swimming.
I live with my family. My parents have been married about 25 years. My dad is a director in American Express, and my mom is an ESL teacher. I have one sister and she is 18 years old. She is going to college next year, so she’s running away from her family. I have one brother and he is 12 years old. We don’t always get along and sometimes we argue.
I like my friends with Down Syndrome and I like my other friends with disabilities and abilities. I like my cousins because they’re nice, and one of my cousins is funny.
I also have a love life. I have boyfriends. They are major cute.
Every night I go to my dreamland to see what it’s like to be a parent with Down Syndrome. I wish I would be that parent.
I memorize well. My brain is called a “computer device,” and my head is called the “computer memorizing machine.” And it’s really private and I love it!
My Room*
My room is my favorite place to be. Because I live in it. It’s the reason why I pick my room for my favorite, because I get more space. And it’s also private. My room is my privacy house where I sing, where I write, where I have privacy space to sleep, where I keep peace, where I invite my friend, where I make private friend clubs, where I have faith in God.
My Head
I memorize a lot! One thing that I memorize is cartoon characters. The characters that I memorize are in my head. I have two computer disks. One computer disk is in my right ear and another computer disk is in my brain. The computer screen is my head. The computer keys are on my forehead. The computer printer is my left ear, and my coming-out printer is my mouth.
My Head (part 2)
My head is very good to wear, and it has a great personality all its own. I memorize with it. My head memorizes a lot! It memorizes actors and singers. My head has a computer, and it’s called “Private Computer.”
I think it’s great to have a head.
My Memory
I think I have a good memory.
It’s called “Private Memory Machine” with a memorizing device that tells me what to write about, like
singers
actors
my parents
my Life
my private life
my room
me
my feelings
my family
and many more things.