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| Rion when he hears the good news. |
Rion Holcombe wasn't home when the envelope from ClemsonLIFE at Clemson University arrived, but
his parents, Danny and Susan Holcombe, were. They knew that Rion, who
has Down Syndrome, had been accepted to Clemson and were ready with
camera when Rion eventually received the good news himself.
“I got accepted? They said yes?”
Rion asks in tones of excited disbelief.
“They said yes!” Danny says. “What
do you say?”
“Yes! This is crazy!”
Rion's parents say they are very
excited for their son, but as parents, they are “not real excited
about him leaving home.” However, they are extremely happy and
thankful that their son actually has the opportunity to go to school,
noting that at the time he was born, this would not have been
possible.
ClemsonLIFE is a two year program at
Clemson University in South Carolina that is specially designed for
students with intellectual disabilities. It gives students the
opportunity to live independently on campus while incorporating
functional academics, employment skills and opportunities, social and
leisure skills, counseling, and self-advocacy.
Rion couldn't be more excited to be
part of the program.
“He's not looking back at all,”
Danny says. “We asked him if he'd miss us, and his response was,
'Maybe eventually!'”
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