This will be my 3rd World Down Syndrome Day.

A day that brings an interesting set of mixed emotions. What does this day mean? Do I really want to celebrate it? Or what am I celebrating? What am I supposed to DO?

Our first WDSD- I was still processing the whole diagnosis. Connor was a few months old, and a few months out of open heart surgery- I was still trying to get my bearings. I certainly did not want to celebrate a condition or disease (whatever...

This blog was inspired by this post where we learn how countries are loudly and proudly affirming that they will have Down syndrome eradicated, via abortion based on prenatal testing. To read about this, please see the post below.

http://foreverymom.com/family-parenting/thanks-to-screening-and-abortion-no-babies-with-down-syndrome-are-born-in-iceland/?utm_content=bufferbbf08&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

This makes me want to rage and cr...

Recommended Lab Tests in Down syndrome

Dr. Elizabeth Hesse Sheehan DC QNCP CCN   www.experiencehealth.info

Due to the nature of Down syndrome (a progressive disorder caused by the expression of various genes on the extra chromosome and the biochemical reactions that causes) appropriate management is critical. So much of not most of the issues in Down syndrome can be helped significantly with TNI (Targeted Nutritional Intervention). TNI allows us to support the various bioc...