Yesterday, my wife and I saw a specialist in maternal-fetal medicine for a 4D ultrasound on the little one we expect to meet in January. Everything has been progressing as expected, but my wife's ob-gyn wanted a better look at the child and the placenta after 3 previous C-sections.
The doc is a very pro-life individual with an amazing story. His family is raising (or have raised) 12 children. Most of his children are perfectly healthy (he has a son in med school and spoke with me about his desire to do future cleft surgery), and he has adopted a few children with significant developmental challenges. He also has a a biological daughter that I believe doesn't fall into either category. She has Down Syndrome.
Having a physician who has raised a daughter with Down Syndrome talk about possible chromosomal syndromes was very interesting. He gave neither an overly bleak or overly rosy picture of raising a child with Down's. I'm already quite aware of the physical issues with Down's kids, he spoke a lot about the incredible loving attitude that his daughter has. He believes that despite the challenges she has faced, she experiences joy in a way that he can not approach.
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