Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
Our lives are, in fact, far LESS normal than life with a type I diabetic was, and less normative in some ways than that enjoyed by close friends with a trisomy daughter. They have freedoms that we can only wistfully dream about... but we have freedoms that they do not, too.

Hey HK--quick aside, I don't know about other disabilities, but people first language is very important to the self-advocates that I know, so they would strongly encourage "daughter with Trisomy xx". Thanks!