Sagan's widow, Ann Druyan, said before the program aired that she was unaware that Sagan was going to be portrayed on the show. Dark Skies was not renewed for NBC's fall schedule. Carol Araujo must have been one of the proudest women in Rhode Island last Mother's Day. She has given me a new life. I reached a time in my life where she was the only one who believed that I could learn to communicate.
Mere understanding is death to a non-verbal person.
These were the winning words Tammy wrote. At the age of two, Tammy showed signs of retardation and was eventually diagnosed with Retts Syndrome, a severe brain disorder that only affects girls. Test after test has shown that it is the facilitator, not the handicapped person, who subconsciously determines what letters will be touched. When WPRI-TV in Providence did a Mother's Day feature on Mrs. Araujo and Tammy, the reporter showed Mrs. Araujo grasping three of Tammy's fingers and bringing the young woman's index finger to a specially designed computer so a key could be pushed. Tammy's job coach, Andrea Healey, a caseworker with RI ARC, a Pawtucket, Rhode Island, association that helps the handicapped, was the one who held Tammy's hand when the essay was written.