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Why We Adopted a Child with Down Syndrome
I sat in disbelief as I listened to the voice on the phone. 6 months earlier, my OB/GYN had told me, "The test detected an extra X chromosome." Those words had set my husband and me on a journey we never expected: becoming special needs parents.
Or so we thought.
Bringing Penelope Home: Saying “Yes!” to a Child with Down Syndrome
World Down syndrome Day is this week. How and why does a family decide to adopt a child with Down syndrome? Certainly, families make their decisions for different reasons, but here is one family's transparent journey to saying, "Yes!" (Adoptive) Mom Laura writes— I once had a dear…
With a Bit of Sass and Spunk | A Letter to Lifesong
Next week is World Down Syndrome Day. So it's perfect timing that we received the following letter this week from a family who has adopted 3 treasured children with Down syndrome ... Dear Lifesong, We have now been home with our Greta a little over a week. Jet…