Before Samuel was even born, I was told his life wouldn’t be worth living. After Samuel and I visited the White House this week, sitting across from President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, it warmed my heart to know how far we’d come.

When we went to register Samuel for Kindergarten, we were told to just “put him where he would be comfortable, don’t stress him out by trying to teach him.” When we pushed for him to attend his neighborhood school, we were told just “go home and take the six-hour break” and “let us do what we do.”