SO maybe I can't go as far as "miracle" Or maybe I can. After hearing this on the news this evening, a mean part of me came out. I wanted to find all of the people on babycenter.com that frequent the birth board I read, who got a positive DS screen and were going to terminate their pregnancy and tell them sham on you. I mean, I always said something when I heard people make statements like that. But telling them it will be okay, and it was going to bring you joy in the long run, I'm sure fell on deaf ears. I am grateful scientists have found something tangible to use, for the greater good, from DS. I don't know how this will play out. Maybe Down Syndrome will cure cancer. I don't think that is a far stretch. Could you imagine if all those who considered or did terminate because of a 'maybe'. There is already a 90 +% termination rate. We need DS, We need to be more accepting of what and who our Heavenly Father sees that we need. And I wish there was more I could do to help people see that. I hope this new information will bless the lives of millions waiting for a cure, a miracle.
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Interesting article.
I am completely and utterly astounded that so many women choose to abort babies with DS. They really have no idea what they're missing.
What I find miraculous about DS is how my son's body and mind still work, how he grows, how he functions even with that extra genetic material. It's amazing to me what he can do despite the extra chromosome.
I think it's impossible for people without kids with DS to fully understand what it means to have child with DS, and to try to explain what a joy it is and what a blessing these kids are is impossible. But we know.
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