tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197950707146736818.post2611173462044760595..comments2023-10-24T08:01:50.564-04:00Comments on Cause of Our Joy: Brownback--Kennedy Bill to give expectant parents the truth about their babiesLeticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170455690163831806noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197950707146736818.post-53465597557670667042007-10-27T06:56:00.000-04:002007-10-27T06:56:00.000-04:00Nephesh, you and I share a common motivation for ...Nephesh, you and I share a common motivation for becoming bloggers:<BR/>"but I always pray that my blog or my interaction with everyday folk helps at least one person to choose Down syndrome."<BR/><BR/>We may never know, this side of Heaven the good our blogs have done,but God knows, and that's all that matters. <BR/>May He bless your efforts.Leticiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170455690163831806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197950707146736818.post-36890853458528840652007-10-27T00:08:00.000-04:002007-10-27T00:08:00.000-04:00It is very important to have support when one find...It is very important to have support when one finds out prenatally that her baby will have Down syndrome. (Or any other challenge.) <BR/><BR/>In my personal experience, I was given immense support from my OB (He gave us the names of a family whose daughter has Down syndrome and is living a typically normal pre-teen life.), the hospital provided social worker support, and she was amazing. <BR/><BR/>Even my genetics counsellor came to see Gabriel when he was first born. She was so touched, I think, that I wonder to this day if she can stand it when a client chooses abortion. <BR/><BR/>I am in Canada, and I cannot say for sure that the support is offered throughout our provinces like I was offered. I am surely grateful though. I love my son so much and he is uniquely Gabriel because os and despite Down syndrome. <BR/><BR/>I have given our personal information to a friend who is a pediatrician, as well as the support services where Gabe was born and here in our new location.<BR/><BR/>I have not been contacted, yet, but I always pray that my blog or my interaction with everyday folk helps at least one person to choose Down syndrome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com