Learning love from Baby Grace
After having spent a long weekend with my entire extended family to celebrate my sister's wedding, I found myself trying to find the right words to prove ... for lack of a better word ... to some of them that we are doing the right thing. I guess I still don't have the right words and as I have said all along ... we aren't asking for permission from anyone to do this (well, except for the Russian authorities, that is), we just would like to be supported. I have tried hard to help people in general to understand that being the parent of a child with Down syndrome is not the end of the world.
I recently came across an article about a woman who learned of her daughter's diagnosis prenatally. She was given one week to process the information before she would have to decide how to proceed with her pregnancy (i.e. abort or give birth). During that time, she was given a book called a book called Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives. After reading Gifts, this woman was rocked in such a way that her little angel is now about six months old and thriving.
I contributed to the Gifts book and I am so honored to have been part of Baby Grace's chance at life. I think reading this book and the stories of mother's from all over is a great way to wrap your mind around what life is like with a child that has Down syndrome. I have several extra copies that were deemed "defective" by the printer by way of a few blotches on the cover ... I love would to send a copy to anyone that might like that extra little boost in understanding my world.
So ... I'm wondering who out there feels that they would like to better understand Down syndrome? That is why I'm here and why I blog about my journey ... to spread awareness and promote education. :)
I recently came across an article about a woman who learned of her daughter's diagnosis prenatally. She was given one week to process the information before she would have to decide how to proceed with her pregnancy (i.e. abort or give birth). During that time, she was given a book called a book called Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives. After reading Gifts, this woman was rocked in such a way that her little angel is now about six months old and thriving.
I contributed to the Gifts book and I am so honored to have been part of Baby Grace's chance at life. I think reading this book and the stories of mother's from all over is a great way to wrap your mind around what life is like with a child that has Down syndrome. I have several extra copies that were deemed "defective" by the printer by way of a few blotches on the cover ... I love would to send a copy to anyone that might like that extra little boost in understanding my world.
So ... I'm wondering who out there feels that they would like to better understand Down syndrome? That is why I'm here and why I blog about my journey ... to spread awareness and promote education. :)