Flint, Michigan
Our daughter Aniza Yanxiel is 17 months old. Until Tuesday of this week, she was absolutely normal. We just thought she was a little lazy and that was why she did not walk yet.
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On Wednesday she started walking constantly, in the midst of our joy, the phone rang and her pediatrician informed us that she had Mosaic Down Syndrome. What is that? What should I expect? Will she talk and sing and learn? Will she ever marry and have children of her own? How normal will she be? These were the idiotic questions I asked instead of asking how can I help her? or What do I do next?
It's been three days since and I am still asking these questions, except now I am researching and have decided that if I can't fix it, I will learn to deal with it. I had to stop myself yesterday and remind myself that Aniza is still the same baby she was yesterday, because yesterday she had the same problem. I just did not know it. It's incredible how knowing something can completely change your outlook on everything. The hopeful becomes the lost. But each day I get better. Tomorrow I will cry less and learn more. The next day I will learn more and do more.
Please if anyone out there has information, books or videos or even just a helpful thought, contact us. We are at a complete loss and do not know where to begin. This website is a blessing to our family. Help us cope, help us learn and help us survive what consumed our lives in less than 2 minutes.
It's been three days since and I am still asking these questions, except now I am researching and have decided that if I can't fix it, I will learn to deal with it. I had to stop myself yesterday and remind myself that Aniza is still the same baby she was yesterday, because yesterday she had the same problem. I just did not know it. It's incredible how knowing something can completely change your outlook on everything. The hopeful becomes the lost. But each day I get better. Tomorrow I will cry less and learn more. The next day I will learn more and do more.
Please if anyone out there has information, books or videos or even just a helpful thought, contact us. We are at a complete loss and do not know where to begin. This website is a blessing to our family. Help us cope, help us learn and help us survive what consumed our lives in less than 2 minutes.