Chickasaw Nation: Parents of Down Syndrome Children Learn 'Different' Can Be Beautiful
ADA, Oklahoma, Dec. 5 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release:
Parents first learning their soon-to-be born child has Down syndrome often experience lump-in-the-throat type fear.
Hearing such news is a forced leap into the unknown not only for their newborn, but for themselves. According to the Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma (DSACO), 72% of marriages of couples with a special needs child end . . .
Parents first learning their soon-to-be born child has Down syndrome often experience lump-in-the-throat type fear.
Hearing such news is a forced leap into the unknown not only for their newborn, but for themselves. According to the Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma (DSACO), 72% of marriages of couples with a special needs child end . . .