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Why this mom opened a ranch for her 9-year-old son and others like him

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Why this mom opened a ranch for her 9-year-old son and others like him

Season 2025 Episode 84 | 1m 18s | CC

The idea for the ranch began a year ago when the Szarzynski family envisioned a space where their eldest son, Liam, born in 2016 with Down syndrome, could benefit from being around animals. They moved to Kiowa and started the sensory farm.

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