Comments on: A Matter of Perspective http://www.parham.org/2007/11/20/a-matter-of-perspective Thoughts on Down syndrome, life, and other stuff Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:32:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: stephanie http://www.parham.org/2007/11/20/a-matter-of-perspective/comment-page-1#comment-7058 stephanie Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:07:23 +0000 http://www.parham.org/2007/11/20/a-matter-of-perspective/#comment-7058 Sigh. You say it so well. At what price these vigilant screenings? I remember being very spooked by this Biblical advice: "If thine hand offend thee, chop it off." Do we chop off a breast because it may at some point offend us? I had all the prenatal tests when I was 36 and pregnant, and I remember being at war with myself over my need to know, and having zilch idea of what I would do with the information. Witnessing you has helped me decide, though the point is most likely now moot. There's got to be a bigger forum for your musings, woman. They are just too valuable. Love you lots. Stephanie Sigh. You say it so well. At what price these vigilant screenings? I remember being very spooked by this Biblical advice: “If thine hand offend thee, chop it off.” Do we chop off a breast because it may at some point offend us?

I had all the prenatal tests when I was 36 and pregnant, and I remember being at war with myself over my need to know, and having zilch idea of what I would do with the information. Witnessing you has helped me decide, though the point is most likely now moot.

There’s got to be a bigger forum for your musings, woman. They are just too valuable.

Love you lots.
Stephanie

]]> By: sindey http://www.parham.org/2007/11/20/a-matter-of-perspective/comment-page-1#comment-7051 sindey Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:50:05 +0000 http://www.parham.org/2007/11/20/a-matter-of-perspective/#comment-7051 Amy, that was so beautifully written! I wish everyone could read and "feel" what you wrote. This would certainly be a better world. Ava is a lucky daughter to have you for a mother just as you are a lucky mother to have her for a daughter. Please give Ava a hug for me. Happy Holidays! Love, Sindey Amy, that was so beautifully written! I wish everyone could read and “feel” what you wrote. This would certainly be a better world. Ava is a lucky daughter to have you for a mother just as you are a lucky mother to have her for a daughter. Please give Ava a hug for me. Happy Holidays! Love, Sindey

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