KREX – Jessica Battista – July 2020
A Contest that is Making Dreams Come True
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo- Alexis and Angie Watson are working hard to give a voice to people who are nonverbal.
The pair is doing this by entering in famous comedian Kevin Hart- MarStop Contest. The contest is about chasing dreams and pushing yourself until you dreams come …read more…
KKCO – Paulina Aguilar – July 2020
Local 18-year old makes the Top 15 to make all her dreams come true
Olathes’ Alexis Watson is up against 14 others to make her dreams come true. Alexa,18, was born with a chromosome abnormality. Alexis can hear, but she cannot speak. Her mother says she is one of only two survivors in the world with her syndrome.
“They said she wouldn’t live through birth, then she wouldn’t go home from the ICU, she wouldn’t do this, she wouldn’t do that,” says her mother, Angie …read more…
Delta County Independent – Tamie Meck – August 2015
School, mother at odds over daughter’s enrollment
Angie Watson wants her daughter to have a chance at a normal life.
Alexis Watson, 13, was born with a rare chromosome irregularity, 4p-11p maternity Trisomy, and communicates through simple words, gestures, and American Sign Language. Watson said she is one of two survivors of the abnormality in the world ...read more…
FOX13 – Carly Figueroa – July 2014
Mother of girl with grim diagnosis seeks a better education for her child
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah mother is on a mission to get her 12 year old placed in a first grade class room this fall.
Alexis Watson has a rare genetic abnormality that has her in special education classes, but her mother and physicians think she’s ready for the challenge a regular class …read more…
Salt Lake Tribune – Lisa Schencker – July 2014
Utah mom’s plea: Let 12-year-old daughter into first grade
Salt Lake City mother Angie Watson is hoping for what once seemed impossible: She wants to see her 12-year-old daughter, Alexis, born with a rare genetic disorder, begin regular first grade this fall.
Alexis Watson was born weighing 1½ pounds, and doctors said if she lived, she’d likely do little more in life than stare at the ceiling …read more…
