Gaffney completes frigid Boston swim to raise DS awareness
October 8th, 2009
From the Boston Globe, Fox News, KATU-TV, Portland, Oregon:
Battling high waves and frigid temperatures, 31-year-old Karen Gaffney swam five miles across Boston Harbor today to demonstrate that people with Down syndrome have “tremendous capabilities.”
Gaffney swam across Lake Tahoe two years ago on a similar mission to raise awareness and acceptance for people who, like her, have the genetic condition. Previously, she had been a member of a relay team that swam the English Channel.
“I did this swim to show people what people like me can do,” Gaffney said …
… The swim was a fundraiser for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, whose executive director Maureen Gallagher, said, “We want our young people with Down Syndrome to have every opportunity for a full and productive life. And we know they can.”
Earlier posts here.
(Photo from the Boston Globe)
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October 10th, 2009 at 9:07 am
GOD BLESS YOU KAREN. HEARD YOU SPEAK IN PLATTSBURGH LAST SAT AND WAS SO OVERWHELMED AND IMPRESSED. SO BLESSED THAT OUR CHILDREN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET YOU. THEY LOVE YOU TO DEATH. WE ALL DO. YOU HAD US IN TEARS,BUT TEARS OF LOVE,HOPE, AND ISPIRATION TO GO ON. THERES NO SUCH WORD AS IMPOSSIBLE AND YOU HAVE SHOWN US ALL THAT. YOU HAVE SUCH A MIRACULOUS FAMILY. GOD AND THE ANGELS HAVE BLESSED YOU. SO PROUD OF YOUR ACCOPMPLISHMENT IN BOSTON. CANT WAIT TO ROOT YOU ON NEXT YEAR AT LAKE CHAMPLAIN. LOVE TO YOU.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:50 am
way to go Karen!
October 9th, 2009 at 7:03 am
I swim daily and don’t have any disabilities. Swimming five miles in Boston harbor in October seems daunting to me. Karen Gaffney’s feat is very impressive.
October 8th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Congratulations Karen! You continue to be an inspiration to all of us.