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Becomes A Supermom: The Ultimate Transformation #downsyndrome #awareness #inspirational #podcast

20 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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A mother of a child with Down syndrome recalls being told thirty years ago that adoption was an option, with no internet to find information. She relied on nurses and local visitors for guidance in a time when resources and support were far more limited than today.

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How did you go about, I suppose, arming yourself initially with the right information? Was it just delivered to you by the medical staff? Or were you— because, you know, it was, as you said, it was sort of 30-odd years ago. So what was that experience like for you?
Well, back then, we didn't have the internet or, you know, all of those resources. All I had was the people that, you know, the nurses that came forward. Sending local representatives into my room so that I had a couple of people come and talk to me. I did have one person come in and tell me that, you know, if I didn't want him, I would be— it would be completely understandable if I gave him up for adoption because there were people out there that wanted these babies. And so that just caught me off guard as well because I wasn't expecting that, you know, he was my baby. So, but I really didn't have the resources That, that's one thing that's really come a long way since then.