Thanks for letting me be your Mother

I was asked to share how I feel about having a child born with Down syndrome, I feel blessed and lucky.

Justin and his older brother Mitchell are the centre of my life, I don’t know where I’d be without either one of them. Since Justin was born almost 4 years ago, he has gone through open-heart surgery and had his tonsils and adenoids removed. He attends speech, occupational & physiotherapy, and was seen in our home by an early interventionist until he entered an integrated daycare facility.

Justin has had to overcome and achieve many tasks that Mitchell could have accomplished in the blink of an eye. He is a very happy and outgoing little man. He has the strength and stamina of any Olympic athlete to do whatever he chooses to accomplish now and in the future.

As his mother, he loves me and the rest of his family unconditionally. He has taught me patience and caused me to be more resourceful and a stronger person, which I love him so much for. My dreams for my children are to be happy, have a compassion for others and strive to reach their potential no matter how hard it is sometimes.

Thank you Justin for letting me be your mother. I am not perfect, but because of your love for me I am perfectly happy. Thanks for being the best teacher a mother ever had.