Happy October! Sure, most of you know that October is breast cancer awareness month. If you aren't sure take a trip to your local shopping mall like I did last night. There is literally tons of stuff out there showing support for breast cancer research, survivors, families, etc. Including this beauty that I am trying to justify owning: Susan G. Komen Kitchenaid Stand Mixer. (PS: How do you other bloggers get pictures from websites into your blog?)
But what about Down Syndrome? Where are the shirts? Where are the posters? Where are the blue and gold ribbons? Butterflies? Butterflies and the combo of blue/gold are 'symbols' for Ds the way the pink ribbon is for breast cancer. We know tons about cancer, but what do you know about Down Syndrome? Well here are some fun facts!
1. Ds is usually identified at birth or soon after
2. Individuals with Ds have more chromosomes than you! 47 to be exact, and most of us only have 46
3. Ds is the most frequently occurring chromosomal 'disorder'
4. 80% of children born with Ds are born to mothers under 35 years of age
5. Ds falls on the 21st chromosome, with 3 copies of that specific gene
6. MY birthday is 3/21 (last night I said to a friend: it's like I was born to do this!)
Ok, so that last fact has nothing to do with Ds, but isn't God amazing?! I love His sense of humor. Don't believe me? Go find a picture of a giraffe. Would you have ever thought to make one of those?
Stay tuned here this month, I'm going to make it a goal to include as much info about Down Syndrome as a I can. Because people like Danny are valuable to society, and I want you to love them the way we do.
Love this, Jess! Yes, you were born for this!
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