On World Down Syndrome Day …
March 21st, 2008… a mother seeks more public consciousness
‘He’s more like everyone else than he is different’
From the Kokomo (Indiana) Tribune:
When the doctor handed Christie Taylor her newborn son, Joseph, he apologized.
Despite several ultrasounds, the doctors never picked up on her son having Down Syndrome, a condition that delays development.
His twin, Jackson, was in perfect condition.
But Christie and Shawn Taylor weren’t sorry.
When they held their twin boys, they felt love and joy — about the birth of both their sons.… “These kids are a part of our society. They need to be accepted like everybody else, loved by others like everybody else, given every opportunity just like everybody else,” Christie said.
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March 21st, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Patricia, a dear friend forwarded this to you and I just wanted to thank you personally for putting my story on your blog.
Best wishes,
Christie Taylor~~~mom to Jared, Joseph (T21) and Jackson a.k.a. the twins!!!