Isn’t it interesting when a new child is born, and all is well, when everyone pours out their love and admiration for this miracle of life, for it is, indeed, a miracle.

We hear comments such as:

Your child has beautiful blue eyes

It’s a ‘feel-good’ statement, and we as parents, stand proudly, basking in the sunshine.

Your child has lovely, slender fingers. Perhaps he will be a pianist.

A statement that will make you look for all the signs, rhythm and movement, and once again, it’s yet another ‘feel-good’.

But what about when things don’t quite go to plan?

Your child has Down Syndrome.

Not so good, eh?

One simple sentence that evokes incredible fear in the hearts of many new parents. Down Syndrome, and suddenly, there is pain.

There is pain because we instantly wonder what the future holds.

How on earth will our child fit in?