Pregnancy tips Down Syndrome - One Family's Story

Yesterday, I did a post on some new research which may help with some of the symptoms of Down Syndrome. I received an email from one of my readers who has a son with Down Syndrome and with her permission, I am posting it to give everyone a broader view and to remember that these kids are a wonderful addition to their families (I am reposting this from 2008). See also one of my previous posts:

Down Syndrome - the positive side

From "Kathy":
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Hi -I just read your blog entry about "Down syndrome prevention". That
research truly is very exciting, and I hope that it is successful- but I
wanted to offer another viewpoint as well.

I was 44 when my son was born with Down syndrome. At first, I was
shocked/depressed/angry (if it was a negative emotion..you name it, I had
it)

But Daniel truly has been a blessing to our entire family. He is the
youngest of our 7 kids, and the favorite of all of his siblings. He loves
his life, and, since his successful heart surgery at 8 months, has been a
very healthy child. I guess that I just wanted to say that if a woman does
find out that her unborn baby has Ds, it doesn't mean that her child won't
be able to have a good life. I wish that I had known that before Danny was
born, because it sure would have saved me a lot of grief.

I have attached a picture of Danny. He is 10 yrs old now.

Kathy





Listen to the Mustn'ts, child, listen to the Don'ts.

Listen to the Shouldn'ts, the Impossibles, the Won'ts.

Listen to the Never Haves, then listen close to me.

Anything can happen, child, Anything can be. (Shel Silverstein)