I wrote this short piece as a rant/sob-fest, after a few
comments that are all too familiar to me were made this morning during a
routine medical exam for my daughter Louise. Over time, you get used to it --
you tell yourself that these are simple mistakes, that you need to harden
yourself -- but, sometimes, enough is enough. I have asked myself what I could
do to make myself feel better and maybe to stop the same thing from happening
to others or to stop it from happening to me as often. I wrote this post and
made it open to all of Facebook.
I would like to believe that this will put an end to the topic
of my daughter's difference, and that I will no longer have to explain it. I
know too well that this isn't the case. But if it could change just a few
opinions...
This is my daughter. Louise. She is 4 months old, and has
two arms, two legs, two great chubby cheeks, and one extra chromosome.
To read more on this story, click here: Meet Louise, My4-Month-Old Daughter with Two Arms, Two Legs and One Extra Chromosome
She is adorable!
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