{"id":179621,"date":"2024-04-22T15:50:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T19:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=179621"},"modified":"2024-04-24T13:26:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:26:23","slug":"caroline-cardenas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/featured-profiles\/caroline-cardenas\/","title":{"rendered":"Caroline Cardenas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h1><span style=\"color: #5a3f98;\">Featured Profile<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;<strong>Caroline Cardenas<\/strong>&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|font_size:20px|text_align:left|line_height:22px&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Family Support Mentor&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|font_size:20px|text_align:left|line_height:22px&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1713815358353{margin-top: -10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;8&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#5bc2e7&#8243;][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-179719 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/featured-caroline-cardenas-family-support-mentor-copy.webp\" alt=\"Caroline Cardenas with daughter\" width=\"555\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/featured-caroline-cardenas-family-support-mentor-copy.webp 555w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/featured-caroline-cardenas-family-support-mentor-copy-150x84.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/>There is nothing quite like connecting with someone who knows what you\u2019re going through. With all the blessings that our daughter\u2019s IDD has brought our family, the only challenge we had was that there was no handbook on what to do. The support of other parents and families helped guide us, ease our worries, and connect us to whatever we needed. Eunie\u2019s Buddies, helps bridge the gap for all parents so that you\u2019ll never walk alone.<\/p>\n<p>Lily has changed our lives in the most profound way. She has taught us unconditional love, joy, patience, and kindness. When Lily was Diagnosed with Down syndrome, we grieved the child we thought we were going to have. If I could go back, I would not have shed one tear. 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