Deseret News | Seeing the light: Mother of a child with Down syndrome says parents should enjoy the journey

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Seeing the light: Mother of a child with Down syndrome says parents should enjoy the journey

By Carma Wadley

Deseret News

Published: Monday, June 18, 2007 12:48 a.m. MDT

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"There are times when I don't want to be the strong one. I want to cry, because I'm feeling overwhelmed and there is no one here to help. But James always inspires me to keep going. He gives me comfort when I feel alone in this great, big world. He is my light in the darkness, and I am his." —Leilani Lucas

"Our family is living proof of the strength that comes through lifting each other, and this same strength can be found in communities if we come together to help each other. Making this journey alone can be very discouraging. Having people to turn to who truly can relate to your situation can lift you to a mountaintop of possibilities and hopes." — Anita Minor

"After all, my baby is not a diagnosis, not a list of her potential woes. She is a beautiful person, full of laughter and grins. There is a world of possibilities laid out before her, and I love exploring those possibilities with her." — Nancy Iannone

"He was presented to us as a set of complications. What they left out was Avery. No one told me how beautiful he would be. No one told me how sensitive he would be. No one told me he would hug me with his whole body, wrapping arms and impossibly nimble legs around me at once, such a strong embrace. No one factored in love." — Jennifer Graf Groneberg

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