Right to the Point

On a business call this afternoon ~ person on the other end asked me how many children I had ~ I said 3.  15, 13, and 3 ~ my 3yr. old has Down Syndrome............

Person on the other end says "Oh I am so sorry"

I then replied "Don't be....I'm not....my son is healthy...he has been potty trained since he was 1 1/2 yrs old.....he is in preschool 4 days a week....he is doing awesome!"  Person then replied "oh that's good"

I come across people all the time that use the word retard, sometimes I am not a good advocate for my son and I say nothing......Sometimes I try to explain and they in return say oh we don't mean him, there isn't anything wrong with him.....but I don't think they really understand what they are doing wrong.  I have told these people that I actually come in contact with alot that this year they will learn all about it!!!  Stop the R word

I can't believe how many people in this world do not have a clue about Down Syndrome!  Why do people think it's a death sentence?  The only concern I had when the inconsiderate Dr. told me that my son had Down Syndrome was OMG is he going to die!!!!  NOT oh great what did we do!!!!!  I love my son and have loved him from the moment I laid my eyes upon him, just like I love my older boys!  AND they all get treated equally.

We are involved in our county ~ We go to our monthly support meetings(well as often as we are able) ~ we participate in the St. Clair County Down Syndrome Support Group Buddy Walk(2 yrs now) and won Grand Marshall both years.  This year we raised $3,341.00 and we are very proud!  But more information needs to get out there.

I don't want to hear I AM SORRY because my son has Down Syndrome!

I am HAPPY!  Jonathon would not be Jonathon without his extra chromosome ~ I would not change 1 single thing about him!