LauraB
Registered: January 2008
Posts: 43
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My sister in-laws have Downs Syndrome. When Brenda, my husband's biological sister, was very young, it was strongly recommended back then that she live in an institution where she would have the care needed for someone with her needs. She had a severe heart defect and needed surgery. And on top of that, My husband's mother was now pregnant with a third child. While there, she befriended Stacy and they soon became best friends. They were inseparable. When Brenda was about 5 years old, she finally came back home to live with them. She missed Stacy dearly. Stacy's biological mom was young and did not want to raise her. So, my in-laws decided to bring Stacy home with them, get legal custody of her and to raise her as one of their own. Some may not have understood why they would want to bring another special needs child into their home to raise. But, while most might think that it was difficult to raise one child with special needs let alone two, this actually made it easier since Brenda had someone just like her to live with and play with. They now live in an adult home just down the road from my in-law.
You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.
~Desmond Tutu
"The helpless put their trust in you. You are the defender of orphans.” ~Psalm 10:14b
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