by Tori Spelling from ediTORIal:
Today I am grateful and honored to bring you a second guest blog from my friend Lisa. As you may remember, her son Blake was born with Down Syndrome, so in honor of National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Lisa has so generously shared the next part of her journey with us. The lessons that she has learned over the past year are not limited to those who might have children with special needs. Everything that Lisa has experienced is something that all of us can relate to, and the deeper understanding of motherhood that she can lay claim to I truly admire. Take it away, Lisa…
Sometimes in life you have to experience things as opposed to relying on words, opinions or “facts” to get the picture. Growing up I was always one who had to “learn the hard way” and suffer the consequences of my actions to get the lessons, and I am grateful that this is still the case. A little boy named Blake rocked my world May 13, 2011 when he was born with Down Syndrome (Read our full story HERE). The last 17 months have literally transformed me as a person and a mother. Not only was I blessed with a baby boy who has a “little something extra” in the chromosome department; I have also become part of an amazing community whose foundation is built on the principals of Support, Inclusion, Respect and Love. I feel the true key to change is education and information, and in honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Month I would like to share five things I have learned in the last year about being a mother of a child with Down Syndrome.
