Yvonne Pierre is an inspiration. She is a very strong, black single mother of two children - one of whom has Down Syndrome. She lives locally in
Atlanta area. This is her story.A mother’s intuition is always right. Throughout my pregnancy, I felt that there was something special about my baby, but I could not put my finger on it. Shortly after giving birth to Zyon, looking at him for first time, I thought I noticed something unusual in his appearance, but as Medical staff said nothing, I assumed it was my imagination. Even when he started to have “digestive problems” and was rushed to Intensive Care Unit, I suppressed my fears and put my trust in doctors.
When doctors told me that my son had a heart condition, and that they believed this could be because he had Downs Syndrome, I could not hold back tears.
However, almost as soon as I gave in to tears, I felt angry with myself, and said “What am I crying for? He is here!” – and I haven’t cried since.
The next time I felt angry was when doctors told me "Don’t get your hopes up.. he probably will not result to anything" and “If you get pregnant again, we can test you in enough time to abort it, if it has Downs”.
Almost immediately, my anger turned to pity for these poor doctors, who had such limiting beliefs about my son’s future, these doctors who had never met my son before, and could not possibly predict what he would do or would not do with his life.
I resolved never to put limitations on either one of my children, and Zyon would be no different. I have faith in Creator and I believe that He makes no mistakes. So why would I dare believe that He had made one with my son? No matter what ability or disability, we all serve a divine purpose.
