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Down syndrome is not a sickness After our third daughter was born we were told she had Down syndrome. Among other things, possible health threats bombarded our minds. Polly had her heart tested, her eyes, her ears, her thyroid, her spine. At two months old, she was forced to drink a chalky liquid for x-rays of her digestive track. Those first few weeks after her birth, I
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Grab This Button October is Down syndrome Awareness Month Hopefully, if I can swing it, I’ll be posting every day here on the blog about Polly & Evie, Down syndrome myths, facts, pictures, and funny stories. I will also share some of my favorite posts about Down syndrome from the past, and point you to great resources and blogs also spreading awareness. Stop by and check it out! And if you have a question, ask!
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Can a Christian be depressed? Sometimes when depression rears its ugly head, I find myself wondering how a Christian can be depressed if the joy of the Lord is our strength. But then God nudges me, and shows me that I am asking the wrong question. I shouldn’t be asking how or why a Christian gets depressed. Because I am a Christian. I get depressed. Why spend time deciding if it is right or not?
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Watching my daughter with Down syndrome “get it.” This little light of mine … In 2009, we adopted our youngest daughter with Down syndrome, Evangeline, from Ukraine. “Why do you want to adopt her?” I was asked one bright, humid afternoon in the orphanage yard outside of Kiev. The worker looked me square in the eyes. Her words knocked over my soul. That morning, I blinked back tears while holding the worker’s gaze, and squeezed
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You are on a roll my friend. Your posts are simply beautiful, touching, and so relatable! I am sharing, sharing, sharing!
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[…] “He had a lot of things going on. His little heart couldn’t take it all. When we found out he had Down syndrome, I told my husband that we could handle it. I knew that we would have struggles, but I didn’t consider Down syndrome was that big of a deal. But his health issues were something different, entirely.” […]
My third son was also diagnosed with down syndrome and I can’t bring myself to the realization of it. It really hurts and I don’t know how to deal with it . I try to pretend that it’s all a dream and it will go away soon I treat my baby boy just like I treated the first two but every time I go to the doctors office I leave feeling down and worried and stressed out. I need some advise how will this affect him in his life time will he live a normal life will he be able to go to school will he be able to have a family of his own. He doesn’t look DS to me well to be honest sometimes I see I little of it but that just when I’m thinking about it. His daddy is dealing with it much better than I am but that’s because he doesn’t think about it and he said that is his little prince is normal. My life has completely changed.