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Inspirational Stories

Our first two babies had been conceived with the help of Clomid, a fertility drug, after much heartache and longing for a baby. When we found out we were pregnant with Jessie without the help of modern medicine we were truly shocked. Just a month
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All of us in these stories have been where you are right now. I can’t speak for the others, but my husband and I were scared, confused and curious. I kept telling people, “I’ll be okay when I can get to where THIS is normal for my family.” I needed to get over the shock of what had just happened so I could figure out what to do next.
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My name is Elizabeth Anne Bronold. I’m 21 years old. I was born at the Medical Center in Dothan AL. I was diagnosed with Down syndrome. I was also deaf and had no muscle tone.
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On February 12, 1997, I won the lottery. On that day my younger daughter was born and, unlike eight hundred other babies born at that moment, she was born with Down syndrome. Of course, in the minutes, days and weeks following her birth, I didn’t feel like I had won anything. On the contrary, in my ignorance, I felt a deep sense of loss for the child I thought we were having. I was afraid.
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I can remember the day that we brought my new baby brother home. I was so excited! I remember how protective that my parents were every time I asked to hold him. I knew that I had to be careful while holding our new baby, but I could just sense the fear in their eyes each time that I would ask. A few months later my parents sat me down one afternoon for a little talk.
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