Joni Eareckson Tada : (3) " Oh, my goodness, when you’re a mother and you just give birth to a child with spina bifida and – or Down’s Syndrome or cerebral palsy, there’s a bit of a shock you’re going to have to go through, a bit of an adjustment curve. " - Joni Eareckson Tada " Americans are nervous; Americans are restless; and what troubles me the most is that Americans are uncharacteristically pessimistic. " - Joni Eareckson Tada " My life goal is to see the world’s one billion people with disabilities embraced and encouraged by the church. " - Joni Eareckson Tada