[tri-med] Re: medical treatment in their early days/Barb

sarah dear i do not remember the story of your blessed family.  if you have 
time (and i get it if you dont) can you give us a family update?
thanks
jude, mom to derek-20 (copper mtn ski resort employee), kelsey-18 (going to 
unm to be a pt)
and kameron-9-full t18 (hanging out so i will never be an empty nester)
golden, colorado usa
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sarah Baptista" <baptistas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> What an interesting story about the pediatrician who has a T13 son.  I am 
> a
> firm believer that there would be many more triers out there if doctors
> would only give them a chance and if the parents would not be given a 
> death
> sentence from the time they find out about their child.  It wasn't that 
> many
> years ago when they treated children with Down Syndrome the same way they
> are treating the other trisomies now.  Not sure what made them change 
> their
> minds but things are very different now.  We had a son with Downs 4 years
> ago and it was a totally different story with him than with Zoe.  He was
> actually sicker and needed more care than she has so far and yet they 
> never
> questioned once that they would do all they could to save him.   Hopefully
> we will all be used in changing how people view these precious gifts.
> Thanks for standing up and wanting to make a difference!
>
> Sarah, Mom to Daniel T21 and Zoe T18 (Feb. 14, 2006) and 9 other wonderful
> blessings.

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