http://rickegbert.org/2010/02/09/down-syndrome-what-is-it-what-isnt-it/ Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:16:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://rickegbert.org/2010/02/09/down-syndrome-what-is-it-what-isnt-it/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Heather Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:18:49 +0000 http://rickegbert.org/?p=363#comment-82 Beautiful Rick! I am truely blessed to have Gabby and all my other friends with DS in my life! What joy they bring to my life! Beautiful Rick! I am truely blessed to have Gabby and all my other friends with DS in my life! What joy they bring to my life!

]]> http://rickegbert.org/2010/02/09/down-syndrome-what-is-it-what-isnt-it/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Leticia Velasquez Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:13:25 +0000 http://rickegbert.org/?p=363#comment-81 Well stated Rick, knowing someone with Ds is a privelege. I have the honor of raising a little girl, Christina, age 7 with Trisomy 21(more accurate term for Ds). She is under the bed coaxing out our new cat as I write. I write about life with a child with Ds on Cause of Our Joy to help dispel the ugly misconceptions you cited above. Over 90% of unborn babies with Ds are aborted thanks to such stereotypes. Here's a wonderful, honest birth story of Nella Cordelia, a baby with Trisomy 21. http://enjoyingthesmallthings.blogspot.com/2010/01/nella-cordelia-birth-story.html .-= Leticia Velasquez´s last blog ..<a href="http://cause-of-our-joy.blogspot.com/2010/02/nellas-birth-story.html" rel="nofollow">Nella's Birth Story</a> =-. Well stated Rick, knowing someone with Ds is a privelege. I have the honor of raising a little girl, Christina, age 7 with Trisomy 21(more accurate term for Ds). She is under the bed coaxing out our new cat as I write.
I write about life with a child with Ds on Cause of Our Joy to help dispel the ugly misconceptions you cited above. Over 90% of unborn babies with Ds are aborted thanks to such stereotypes.
Here’s a wonderful, honest birth story of Nella Cordelia, a baby with Trisomy 21.
http://enjoyingthesmallthings.blogspot.com/2010/01/nella-cordelia-birth-story.html
Leticia Velasquez´s last blog ..Nella’s Birth Story

]]> http://rickegbert.org/2010/02/09/down-syndrome-what-is-it-what-isnt-it/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Rick Egbert Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:15:02 +0000 http://rickegbert.org/?p=363#comment-79 Michelle, thanks for the feedback. I'm so glad that God has given you such an opportunity. What a wonderful treat you have in store. Everyone always tells us what special people we are to have adopted a child with DS. But we always respond with the truth, that the blessings are all for us. If there's anything we can do to help either you or the parents, don't hesitate to ask. Michelle, thanks for the feedback. I’m so glad that God has given you such an opportunity. What a wonderful treat you have in store. Everyone always tells us what special people we are to have adopted a child with DS. But we always respond with the truth, that the blessings are all for us. If there’s anything we can do to help either you or the parents, don’t hesitate to ask.

]]> http://rickegbert.org/2010/02/09/down-syndrome-what-is-it-what-isnt-it/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Michelle Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:10:56 +0000 http://rickegbert.org/?p=363#comment-77 Rick, thank you for posting this. I have recently fallen in love with a 2 month old baby boy with Down's that God has given me the privilege to care for during the day while his mom is working. I am so excited to know this little guy and to watch him grow and develop! Rick, thank you for posting this. I have recently fallen in love with a 2 month old baby boy with Down’s that God has given me the privilege to care for during the day while his mom is working. I am so excited to know this little guy and to watch him grow and develop!

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