Having a brother with down syndrome has helped me realize that children born with disabilities are here on earth for the same reasons we all are which include but are not limited to living life to its fullest.<\/p>\n
With that said, I was browsing the Internet one day and I red the poem below which I find relevant and very touching. It is written by an unknown author\u2014I hope you enjoy:<\/p>\n
\u201cMy face may be different But my feelings the same, Down syndrome as defined by Google, also called Trisomy 21, is a condition in which extra genetic material causes delays in the way a child develops, both mentally and physically. The physical features and medical problems associated with down syndrome was named after John Langdon Down, a British doctor who, in 1866 provided the description of the condition.<\/p>\n From personal experience, I can say that my brother teaches me love everyday and that my love for him \u201cknows no bounds.\u201d<\/p>\n For more information about disabilities, please contact NMPASI at 235-7273\/4 or visit us online at www.nmpasi.org.<\/p>\n Nicole Deleon Guerrero<\/strong> Having a brother with down syndrome has helped me realize that children born with disabilities…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[843,12741,21,1502],"class_list":["post-233427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-letters-to-the-editor","tag-google","tag-john-langdon-down","tag-life","tag-nmpasi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233427\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nI laugh and I cry, and I take pride in my gains
\nI was sent here among you to teach you to love,
\nAnd God in the heavens looks down from above,
\nTo him I\u2019m no different his love knows no bounds,
\nIt\u2019s those here among you in cities and towns,
\nThey judge me by standards that man has imparted,
\nBut these families I\u2019ve chosen will help me get started,
\nFor I\u2019m one of his children so special and few,
\nThat came here to learn the same lessons as you,
\nThat love is acceptance it must come from the heart,
\nWe all have the same purpose though not the same start,
\nThe Lord gave my life to love and embrace,
\nAnd I\u2019ll do it as you do just at my own pace.\u201d
\n\t\t\t\t\u2014Unknown<\/em><\/p>\n
\nNMPASI intern<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"