Dorothy lives in Aston, PA with her twin sister Darlene. Dorothy and Darlene were both diagnosed with intellectual disabilities at birth. Dorothy does not let her diagnoses define her. In her spare time, she loves cheering for all of the Philadelphia sports teams and tuning in to watch wrestling and mysteries. Dorothy enjoys living with her sister, in her own home, living life the way she wants to.
“I was watching on TV, and I was crying.”
Joanna: What did you just do back in November for the first time?
Dorothy: Yeah, Joanna got us voting.
Joanna: For the first time, right?
Dorothy: Yes.
Kelly: Can you tell me about what that was like?
Dorothy: Joanna helped me do a mail-in ballot. I was watching on TV, watching on TV and I was crying.
Kelly: What were you watching on TV that made you cry?
Dorothy: Joe Biden was talking and I heard them say he won.
Kelly: And why did that make you cry?
Dorothy: Because I got my wish.