Written by her parents Ruth and Adam  We found out that Lucy had Down syndrome when we were 13-14 weeks pregnant. We were shocked and in emotional turmoil. Down syndrome hadn’t been in the ‘plan’. So when I got a call from an unknown nurse telling me our unborn child had an extra chromosome, our Read more about Lucy’s heart journey – a Christmas story[…]

Written by Rebecca Boke Neely At the Pride of Britain awards Becky Twigger and Jamie McCallum made powerful statements. “I still have that guilt of feeling sad, and I don’t want any other parent to feel that way.” “Everyone needs someone with Down syndrome in their life.” Having had someone with Down syndrome in my Read more about We are still only beginning to realise what a gift people with Down syndrome are to the world[…]

Maria Mackeigan writes our blog this week about her daughter, Jordan Grace. Find her at @321_blessed_mom Our diagnosis story isn’t the most positive one. I wish it was. The doctor pushed us to abort twice after telling us that our baby would never be able to dress or feed herself. He said she would be Read more about Jordan Grace[…]