Awareness

At 28-years-old, I had no idea that I had any chance of having a child with Down syndrome.  My husband and I quickly learned 8 hours after I gave birth to my son, Corbyn, that doctors and nurses had suspected a chromosome abnormality, Down syndrome to be exact.  It was a long week of depression,…

When expectant parents receive a diagnosis of Down syndrome (DS), they often ask: what impact will this have on my other son or daughter?  The understandable concerns would be that this child with Down syndrome will demand more attention, thereby sacrificing time that may otherwise be devoted to an existing or future child. How can…

In the beginning of February 2013, my husband and I starting to wonder whether or not we would ever find our child, whether we would ever be picked by a birth family. We had one failed match that past September.  We had other calls, none of which worked out. Then the calls stopped for almost…

My name is Chelsea. I am 27 years old and originally from Wausau, Wisconsin. Shortly after my husband joined the military, we had our oldest son, Jayson, who has Down syndrome.  We lived Fort Riley, Kansas for seven years and had two more children, Jaxon and Clara.  When my husband medically separated from the Army, we moved…