Posts Tagged ‘Down syndrome awareness’

“Sometimes the things We cannot Change end up Changing us instead” -unknown – Karen, mom to Kayleigh “Your baby has Down syndrome. Those are words I never thought I would hear, but they are just words, not what Kayleigh is. There was so much excitement around the birth of our third baby, Kayleigh. Olivia and…

“Hi, my name is Sammy. I have Down syndrome, but that’s just one small part of who I am. Don’t worry having Down syndrome isn’t scary, in fact it’s the complete opposite. Keep reading and you’ll see why! I am 5 years old and started Kindergarten this year at a pretty cool school. I don’t…

    “Read this numerous times after Pete was born and never with a dry eye!” – Peggy, mom to Pete Pete is active in literacy tutoring, Busy Hands, Bigger Plans at GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley

“Silence is often misinterpreted but never misquoted.” Unknown Author “My son Liam is 10 years old and has uttered only a few words in his life.  When Liam uses words they have meaning and the words he chooses are extremely important.  We are listening and we hear you, Liam. Liam rarely speaks but when he…

  “Since as far back as I can remember I wanted a family. Typically, a family starts with 2 people who fall in love and blah, blah, blah. Well, that didn’t happen for me, but I still wanted a family….children. I turned to IVF and after 9 losses I was finally pregnant! 9 weeks later…

“I can still remember my daughter saying a couple of years ago… ‘Mom I hope when I get older I have a child with Down syndrome, ‘ me- ‘why is that?’ ‘Because we always get to do the most fun things with him as a family,’ So true!!!  There are so many groups and places…

  “Charlie’s diagnosis changed the course of my life for the better. As cliche as that sounds, it’s true. I never really knew what I was meant to do or who I was as a person. Fighting for Charlie’s rights through advocacy and writing books has made me a better person, mother, wife, friend, etc.…

Diagnosis story “August 27th, 2018 is a date that will be forever burned into my mind. It was the day that every pregnant woman looks forward. The day that I would have my 20- week ultrasound. For some reason, I wasn’t as excited as I was for my other pregnancies. You see, I had a…

New Beginnings “7,508 miles away is the most precious little girl. She is extraordinary and she will, prayerfully, be our daughter very soon. She lives in China and we cannot wait to have her in our arms! It has been quite a journey to have finally arrived at this point. Our family has been built…