It's Penny's birthday today, and I'm sure I will have some thoughts about her to share soon, but for now, in her honor, here are seven guest posts written for this blog in 2013, all related in some way to Down syndrome:
Life with Down Syndrome in Zambia An interview with a mother of a child with Down syndrome in Zambia in honor of World Down Syndrome Day.
I Tested and I Terminated and I do Not RegretOne mother's story of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome that led her to choose termination. (This post came in the midst of a series related to prenatal testing. It continues to be one of the most widely read posts on this blog this year.)
What We Think Today: Down Syndrome, Prenatal Testing, and the Questions we Face George Estreich reflects upon two different Today Show stories: "In one, we're supposed to feel good about the presence of Down syndrome; in another, about its absence. For me, the separation, the fact of two stories rather than one, is the heart of the problem."
Down Syndrome Research: Hope for My Daughter Mother and blogger Leticia Velasquez considers whether she would use gene therapy to mitigate the effects of Down syndrome for her daughter Christina: "How does her future look right now? Difficult, unless there is a medical breakthrough."