Positive Down Syndrome Non Profit
Yvonne Pierre is an inspiration. She is a very strong, blacksingle mother of two children - one of whom has Down Syndrome.She lives locally in the Atlanta area. This is her story.A mother’s intuition is always right. Throughout my pregnancy...
..., Ifelt that there was something special about my baby, but I couldnot put my finger on it. Shortly after giving birth to Zyon,looking at him for the first time, I thought I noticed somethingunusual in his appearance, but as the Medical staff saidnothing, I assumed it was my imagination. Even when he startedto have “digestive problems” and was rushed to the IntensiveCare Unit, I suppressed my fears and put my trust in thedoctors. When the doctors told me that my son had a heart condition, andthat they believed this could be because he had Downs Syndrome,I could not hold back the tears. However, almost as soon as I gave in to the tears, I felt angrywith myself, and said “What am I crying for? He is here!” – andI haven’t cried since.The next time I felt angry was when the doctors told me "Don’tget your hopes up.. he probably will not result to anything" and“If you get pregnant again, we can test you in enough time toabort it, if it has Downs”. Almost immediately, my anger turned to pity for these poordoctors, who had such limiting beliefs about my son’s future,these doctors who had never met my son before, and could notpossibly predict what he would do or would not do with his life.I resolved never to put limitations on either one of mychildren, and Zyon would be no different. I have faith in theCreator and I believe that He makes no mistakes. So why would Idare believe that He had made one with my son? No matter whatthe ability or disability, we all serve a divine purpose.Now, two years on, Zyon is walking, communicating, and he lovesto dance and sing. He is very observant and picks up on thingsquickly, and he is such a loving, happy child.My experience taught me something very important. There is notenough positive awareness of the children and adults with Downsyndrome. Parents are often worried and depressed because theybelieve what the doctors say about their children – some of themeven abort their babies because of this misconception.>From my anger at this misconception, there came the birth of"Have Ya Heard? The Ability of Downs".. The sitewww.hyhonline.com (HYH Online) was designed to promote positiveawareness, provide information on Down syndrome, resources,reviews and many more things to come. HYH Online will give hope to new and existing parents that feelas though there is no hope. What a parent believes will have ahuge impact on their child’s outcome, as it does with any child.My goal is to help others to find that hope and to let them knowthat blessings always come in disguise. For more informationvisit us at HYH Online (website listed above) or send us anemail to admin@hyhonline.com.
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