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Donna Hyder |
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Maturity came early to Donna. She completed kindergarten through high school at the age of 15. Shell Oil
Company had Donna in management at the age of 19. This was accomplished despite having a paralyzing illness
at the age of 12 that kept her in the St. Frances Hospital for eighteen months. This life changing experience
taught Donna what it was like being disabled. She started working with all levels of disabilities at the age
of 14. She has never stopped since and never expects to stop. As for Donna herself, she went on to become
a dancer, a surfer, a ski instructor and a tennis player, all after her illness. Donna gave birth to her first child, born with a rare disability, at the age of 28. At that time she already had already taken in three children with special needs. Over the years, there have been a total of twelve special children and adults that have called Donna’s home theirs. |
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Special Need People are Precious At the age of 47 Donna retired from her professional life to stay home and work with special needs people. Now she has combined all the experiences, education, and knowledge into a) being a director for her My Active Life non-profit corporation, b) running her son’s day program through Regional Center, c) being the care provider for In Home Support Services for her son – and is thoroughly enjoying her life in helping those in need. Her philosophy of life is golden. Visit Donna's website to learn more about the good deeds of our Casta del Sol neighbor. |
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Quotes from Donna Hyder -- Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass ... it is about learning to dance in the rain. I think that learning should be fun. Each of us have the same brand of shoe but they are all different size. This is the only moment in time that you are guaranteed; be proud of how you use it. Every life has a value and a purpose here on Earth. We develop, we teach, we support and enjoy those lives. |
Memorial Day in CdSWe celebrate America's patriotic holidays to remember those that gave of their freedoms and life so we could have ours. But one thing that I have noticed inside Casta, is while celebrating these holidays – we leave the flag up all night and if someone does take the flag down they just ball it up. It is a good thing to have these celebrations and we do. But sometimes, we here in Casta, show disrespect to our nations symbol. We allow and pay people to wrap up the symbol for what our country into a disrespected ball. Why do we celebrate if we cannot perform an act of respect for our country’s symbol? |