Stories from the daily lives of families who are blessed with a child with Down Syndrome.
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Evan, God’s Best GiftExcerpt: And in that instant I became a better person. I fell hard in love with him and didn’t care what was wrong. I felt a compassion I didn’t know I had and I felt a need to do all I could to help him have a wonderful useful life and to make it as easy as I could for him. To quote someone else I heard once, “He touched a place in my heart I didn’t know was there.” |
Outdated Medical Info on the WebExcerpt: Yesterday we had a visitor in our home who observed Mary work and play for some hours. Then she said, “I thought she had Down Syndrome.” We replied, “She does.” Our visitor then wondered, “But she’s not retarded…?” No she’s not. She asked, “How do you do that?” |
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Evan: Pictures and StoriesExcerpt: His Physical Therapist kept saying, “Evan you are amazing!” Finally she, who is usually kinda quiet, turned to me and said, “When you first brought him in here (last June) I never would have imagined he would ever walk independently. Oh, I made the goals but I didn’t think it. Now, I don’t think we can limit Evan. There just seems to be no limit to what he can do.” I practically floated on air out of there. He is walking up to six steps at a time now. |
Should I Keep this Baby?Excerpt: I heard about a pastor who always asks couples in his premarital counseling sessions, “What will you do if you have a baby with Down Syndrome?” Upon hearing the answers their prospective spouse makes, some of the couples break up. Before my marriage nearly 24 years ago my answer probably would have been riddled with uncertainty, doubt, fear, and hope that it would never happen. But now I have an answer. |
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Martha’s StoryTina was delighted when she heard that her baby had Down Syndrome. Read why…the ultrasound, the diagnosis, and what happened after. |
Guess Who’s Cooking Our DinnerExcerpt: One evening Grace asked Mary to find something for dinner. So, Mary went to the freezer and decided on breaded fish. She read the instructions, set the oven, a put the fish in for the required time. Meanwhile she decided to make a fruit salad. |
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