31 for 21

Well, it's October again, and that can only mean one thing, no, not fall, not Halloween, DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS MONTH!!! This month I will, once again, attempt to blog all 31 days in Oct. in honor of all the wonderful people who have Down Syndrome, two of which happen to be my children and one who is my niece.

I will try to post a fact about Down Syndrome (DS), each day. I will label where I get that day's info. Today's facts come from Wikipedia.

"Down syndrome (the most common term in US English), Down's syndrome (standard in the rest of the English-speaking world), trisomy 21, or trisomy G is a chromosomal disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British doctor who described the syndrome in 1866. The disorder was identified as a chromosome 21 trisomy by Jérôme Lejeune in 1959. The condition is characterized by a combination of major and minor differences in structure. Often Down syndrome is associated with some impairment of cognitive ability and physical growth as well as facial appearance. Down syndrome in a baby can be identified with amniocentesis during pregnancy or at birth."

To me, DS is not a deficit, it is a special enhancement that not all get. My children with DS are such a blessing to me, they are fearfully and wonderfully made, perfect in every way.

Psa 139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully made: marvellous [are] thy works; and [that] my soul knoweth right well.