I Have a Son With Down Syndrome

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GoneCrazyBBL

WELCOME to Holland

WELCOME TO HOLLAND
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Emily Perl Kingsley.
c1987 by Emily Perl Kingsley. All rights reserved
I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability - to try to help people who have not shared that unique...

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Written on September 30th, 2008
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GoneCrazyBBL

My First Child

I don't really know where to begin or what to say...lol. Having a son with DS has been both the best thing in my life and the worst.
He has taught me so much in his short 13 years. He has an amazing spirit, beautiful smile...

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Written on September 29th, 2008
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Tabba

Hard?? Huh, Some Have It Worse..

It is so hard to hear the news that your newborn baby has Downs.. What is even harder is knowing that you CAN'T do anything about it. Watching them struggle and achieve new goals is bitter-sweet. But we have really been lucky...

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Written on March 20th, 2007
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sunsetandroses

My Handsome Little Man

My son who we tried for 8 years to get and finally after 2 miscarriages and one in my tubes we was blessed with a handsome little man.....but he wanted to come a month early and had to have surgery at 5 days old but made it great...and...

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Written on December 31st, 2007
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Griff25

I Have A Son With Down's Syndorme

I have a four year old with Downs Syndrome, and I love him very much. Patrick is a wonderful, very happy child, and like just about anything. He runs all over the place and loves to explore. Whil;e he cannot say...

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Written on November 5th, 2009
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