October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month
by Terri Leyton
Seventeen and a half years ago, our world was rocked when Kelsey was born.
Everything changed when she was whisked away to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for observation. The obstetrician and NICU pediatrician came back to tell my husband and me that Kelsey had a pretty significant heart defect, and they suspected she had Down syndrome. Many questions swirled in our heads: Could her heart be repaired? Will she survive? What will our life be like raising a child with Down syndrome?
What will her life be like?
