Family Stories

Most of our families have beautiful stories to share, here you will find a varied selection of some of the lovely stories we receive each week.

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Kelly and Olivia

Olivia loves Nutella sandwiches. Hi, I’m Kelly and I have a 16-month-old daughter called Olivia. Olivia loves Nutella sandwiches, swimming, In the Night Garden and most importantly, her daddy. Olivia also happens to have Down’s Syndrome. We had a postnatal diagnosis...

Little Grace

My name is Leeonie and I'm Grace's Mum. So I’m going to tell you about my journey. I found out I was pregnant and was over the moon like every mum to be. I went along for my 12-week scan, and my life changed. When they scanned me they found out that Grace had...

Loving Life with Lucinda

Introducing me, I am Nikki, I live in North Somerset, and I am mum to Zack (7), Evan (nearly 6), and Lucinda (3). Lucinda has Down syndrome - or how I like to see it - designer genes! Can I begin by saying there is nothing 'down' about Down Syndrome If...

Loving and Living with a Child with Down Syndrome

Hello, I’d like to introduce myself, my name is Liz, and I live in Sherborne, Dorset, I am originally from South Yorkshire, but moved to beautiful Dorset five years ago due to my husbands' job in the Army. All my dreams came true when we moved to Dorset,...