February 11, blogger Cassy Fiano shared much of another anonymous
blogger’s opinion in the on-line article, “Is there a wrong answer to terminating a baby with Down syndrome?”
The anonymous blogger began:
I was so late in pregnancy, there seemed not to
be time to meet with a genetic counselor so I did my own research on Down
syndrome. I concluded it was a grey diagnosis where best case was hard and
worst case terrible. I could envision handling the early years, but not the
long term.
She goes on to explain how, though she chose to terminate
this pregnancy, she will always think of and love her son with T21. In fact she
says, I loved him just as much as the kids I have living here with me today,
and how she is a better
mother now to her other children from this experience. Also, according to her
blog: The parents (of children with Down syndrome) have suffered. The kids
have suffered too. I didn’t want that future for my son or for my family.
As for me…wow.
