New York Times:
Has Down Syndrome Hurt Us? http://tinyurl.com/44u8cyc -
...for a while, when I told Penny�s story, I left out one
crucial detail. I didn�t tell her what happened two hours
after she was born, when a nurse called my husband out
of the room and he returned with wet eyes and a sentence
I couldn�t comprehend: �They think Penny has Down syndrome.�
Earlier this year Penny and I were alone as I retold the story
again, and I decided it was time to let her know that the day
of her birth hadn�t been all rejoicing and ecstasy. I got to the
end of the familiar narrative and I added, �After you were born,
I was scared, because the doctors told us you had Down syndrome.�
