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On the 9th of February.
We received this email from a future mom.
"I'm expecting a baby"
"I've discovered he has Down syndrome"
I'm scared:
What kind of life will my child have?"
Today we reply to her like this;
"Dear future mom,
Don't be afraid.
Your child will be able to do many things,
He'll be able to hug you.
He'll be able to run towards you.
He'll be able to speak and tell you he love you.
He'll be able to go to school like everybody.
He'll be able to learn to write,
And he'll be able to write to you, if someday he is far away.
Because indeed he'll be able to travel too.
He'll be able to help his father fix his bicycle.
He'll be able to work and earn his money.
And with that money he'll be able to invite you out for dinner.
Or rent an apartment and go living alone.
Sometimes it will be difficult.
Very difficult.
Almost impossible.
But isn't it like that for all mothers?
Dear future mom, your child can be happy.
Just like I am.
And you'll be happy too.
Right, mom?
Right, mom?
People with Down syndrome can live a happy life.
Together we can make it possible.
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