I went to see Sean the next day after the Caesarean. He was in a little cot, sleeping, very peaceful. I looked at him intensely and thought it looked like that he has Down Syndrome but I couldn't be 100% certain. Simon came in the afternoon. As we were both in the NNU, the consultant came and said that she needed to talk to us. So we were led to a private room and she told us that they thought he had Down Syndrome. I just wanted to cry. She said to me, ' What do you think about it?'. I told her as parents we will still bring him up and let him fulfil his potentials. She said it is right and actually people with Down Syndrome can live independent lives with help now. She left us alone for a while and we took that time to cry and reflect. Then she told us about the investigations that were necessary such as ultrasound of heart, blood tests, etc. This is the start of our journey of discoveries.
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