Raising Isaiah
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Isaiah is the youngest of my four children. Almost four months into the pregnancy, I was told that he would have Down Syndrome. His father and I were devastated. We prayed to have a baby but never thought something like this could happen. Questions and advice on what to do came from everyone, family and friends. What will you do? My doctor advised me to consider abortion or putting him up for adoption. Because of my religious faith, I knew that for me the only choice was to give him life. I asked God to take care of us and guide us through this journey.
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