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Today is World Down Syndrome Day. #WorldDownSyndromeDay

As Teresa Heartchild says: See the Ability ❤️
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Follow Teresa on Instagram @TeresaHeartchild The book is out! Read how Teresa escaped from a long-term care institution ten years ago. Freeing Teresa: A True Story about My Sister and Me BC Human Rights Commissioner Celebrates: Champions for Change “Born … Teresa Heartchild: See the Ability Read More »
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March 21, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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What a way to wrap up 2024!

‘Freeing Teresa’ wins the 2024 Best of the Year Award from the Outstanding Creator Awards and…

28 more awards!!

Congrats to Teresa Heartchild, who is loving all the accolades. Congrats to all 13 actors who brought the book to life!

All 29 awards www.freeingteresa.com
January 1, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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I went to the Sunshine ☀️ Coast by float plane for the award ceremony. Teresa was thrilled to get a framed certificate.
Teresa Heartchild holding her winning certificate Photo from Sunshine Coast air by Franke James
September 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Celestia Nova - Echoes of Eternity V.1: Divine Touch (Divina)

Written by Celestia Nova x Heartchild

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#alignment #Heartchild #TwinSouls #HealingMusic #Transformations #soundtrack #composer
January 29, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Best wishes for a fulfilling and fabulous 2025! My sister Teresa drew this picture which says we’re “newly born.” Lovely idea for us all!
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Drawing by Teresa Heartchild with Down syndrome. It is of two orange figures with blue hearts, and includes the words “The newly born.”
January 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Thanks so much! I’m thrilled that Freeing Teresa won the IAN award for True Story! And so is my sister Teresa Heartchild!✊
December 10, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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Thanks so much! I’m thrilled that Freeing Teresa won the IAN award for True Story! And so is my sister Teresa Heartchild!✊
December 10, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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Happy Mother's Day to my late Mom, who would be thrilled to hear how we're blazing new paths for Teresa, because she was an awesome trailblazer herself who had her climbing ropes at age 5!
On May 3, we accepted 3 Gold awards (2 for the audiobook, 1 for social change) in N.Y. for “Freeing Teresa."
Teresa Heartchild holds a trophy and smiles at an awards gala in New York. Her sister Franke laughs, also holds a trophy, and stands behind Teresa's wheelchair. Teresa is wearing a pink I Love New York sweatshirt. Franke is wearing a floral Desigual dress of reds and blues.
May 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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As someone who is totally blind and an advocate for accessibility and inclusion, I am particularly drawn to the themes in Freeing Teresa #Audiobooks #Audiobook #AudiobookSpotlight theaudiobookblog.com/freeing-tere...
Award-winning non-fiction audiobook Freeing Teresa: A True Story About My Sister and Me, written by Franke James, is available now on all major platforms, performed by a stellar cast | theaudiobookblo...
Hello again, dear audiobooks friends! Today’s spotlight article is dedicated to Freeing Teresa: A True Story About My Sister and Me, written by Franke James, with contributions from Teresa Heartchild ...
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November 30, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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1/3 And now, some great news! We won Gold for Audiobooks from the Independent Press Award: Freeing Teresa: A True Story about My Sister and Me.

We will be travelling to NYC to accept this award and the NYC Big Book Award–both golds for the Audiobook!
www.independentpressaward.com/2025winners/...
Independent Press Award 2025 winner: Audiobooks Franke James Freeing Teresa: A True Story about My Sister and Me When an idealistic activist objects to her siblings’ plan to ship their disabled sister off to a nursing home, she’s forced to choose between family and her sister’s freedom. This riveting true story is brought to life by a cast of over a dozen actors, including Jackie Blackmore as Franke James and Lauren Potter—who starred in the famed TV series Glee—as Teresa Heartchild. Franke James is an environmental activist who got into trouble in her own backyard—family trouble. She objected when she heard her siblings’ plan to put their disabled sister, Teresa Heartchild, into a nursing home. Teresa, who has Down syndrome, refused to go. But the other siblings insisted and secretly put Teresa into an institution for end-of-life care. Teresa was in shock. Franke was horrified and organized a rescue. That’s when all hell broke loose. The two sisters had to stand together—against their siblings, the medical system, and the police—to defend Teresa’s right to be free. This is a true story about a key civil rights issue for all people with disabilities—the right to decide where you live.
January 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Ten years ago today, on Nov 27, 2013, my life and my sister’s were changed forever. Teresa was taken out for a nice breakfast -- and then put into a nursing home (with no medical need to be there & against her wishes).
Read: "Freeing Teresa: A #TrueStory about Fighting #Ableism" a.co/d/cZgr0Lr
Teresa Heartchild, a woman with Down syndrome, smiles and holds up the orange paperback, "Freeing Teresa: A True Story about Fighting Ableism." Teresa has magenta wire glasses and is wearing a colourful tie-dye shirt. She is standing in front of a gas fireplace in the Vancouver home she shares with her sister Franke and brother-in-law, Billiam.| Photo by Billiam James, Nov 27, 2023 in Vancouver.
November 27, 2023 at 10:34 PM
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I've wanted to tell this true story for 10 years. Fear held me back. Now, "Freeing Teresa" is published. Please spread the word!
“Gut-wrenching and awe-inspiring. This story will break your heart and then fill it up again.”
Catherine McKercher, author of Shut Away
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"Freeing Teresa: A True Story" book cover features the title, the author, Franke James, with Teresa Heartchild and Billiam James. The visual is a silhouette of Teresa with her arms raised. It is filled in with blue sky, water and rocks on the beach.
October 21, 2023 at 9:00 PM