DOWN’S SYNDROME ISA GIFT
Jan 12, 2021
4 minutes
WORDS: SASKIA MURPHY, BETHAN KING
Watching my youngest son playing in the sandpit with his four older siblings, I feel overwhelmed with love and pride. Our ‘baby Dave’, four, isn’t like most little boys. He is unable to speak, has spent much of his short life in hospital with chest infections, and he was born with a hole in his heart. But despite everything, Dave has not only brought joy to our lives, he’s raised the spirits of thousands of other families too.
‘HE WAS COMPLETELY PERFECT’
At my first scan in June 2016, I couldn’t wait to hear my baby’s heartbeat. Already a mum to Joe,
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