THE AMBASSADORS
Down Syndrome Supplement
THE AMBASSADORS
Down
Syndrome Supplement
Volume 2, Issue 2
April 1999
"I don't know what I may seem to the world, but as to myself, I seem to have been only as a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilest the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me."
-Sir Isaac Newton
Chris Burke & Friends:
Defeating Down Syndrome(Part 3)
by Dr. T. I. Farag FRCP (Edin)
Down Syndrome is the most common chromosomal
abnormality, occuring in approximately 1 in 700 births. It occurs
in all races, ethnic groups, socioeconomic classes, religions and
nationalities. It also occurs evenly in both boys and girls.
There are approximately 2 million persons with Down Syndrome
around the world.
In the previous issues, The Ambassadors presented the success stories of Chris Burke, the Ambassador of the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS), and his gifted friends who strive alongside their families to defeat Down Syndrome. In this DS Supplement, we present success stories from Canada, Scotland, and the USA. In future issues, The Ambassadors will present activities of different DS societies and review many selected books on DS. written by specialized personnel. This initiative is part of the ongoing major project of:
"DOWN SYNDROME ENCYCLOPEDIA AND THE MAGIC CURES".
Chris Burke and
some of his gifted friends
with DS from around the world
Articles:
"GROWING
TOGETHER"
-
about the Canadian Down Syndrome Society (CDSS)
Scotland's Sheenagh
wins Gold
- a
book review on DS from Edinburgh
Camille
Geraldi's Family:
An Unsual Love Story from Miami
- a special feature article on adoption
& parenting
