World Down Syndrome Day
Today is 3-21, a day recognized for celebrating individuals with three copies of the 21st chromosome. On World Down Syndrome Awareness Day, we launch our virtual balloons (they’re yellow), have a cyber pow-wow with friends across the world who celebrate with us, and whisper our bit of gratitude for our daughter, the friends we’ve made in this community and the humble recognition that the introduction of Down syndrome into our lives has become an invitation. The world is rich with so many different kinds of people and millions of stories. The more of these people we meet, the more differences we encounter, the more stories we hear and truly listen to...the more we discover the meaning of life and find our own place amid this very big world that needs our voice, our heart and our hands. Happy World Down Syndrome Awareness Day. I became friends with a woman a few months after Nella was born when her hus...