Your Royal Highnesses,
I want to thank you for taking the time to read my daughter’s
letter. As many five year olds are, she
is pretty obsessed with princesses, and was disappointed when we were in
England this summer that she couldn’t meet Princess Kate. How do you explain the real world to a five
year old without crushing their imaginations and dreams?
Luckily I was able to tell her that there was a rumored “due
date” of July 13, so she was probably not able to meet the princess because she
was getting ready to have her baby. On
that day we celebrated a family reunion in London and met distant family from
Scotland for the first time. My husband
is from Mexico and it was his first time in Europe.
Imagine our excitement to find out that the royal baby would
have Alexander as one of his names, the same as Lupe’s little brother!
I also wanted to say that as a mom of a little boy with Down
syndrome, I was so happy to read that you had chosen a work of art by an artist,
who happens to have Down syndrome, for your son’s nursery. You may have chosen the lovely painting
simply because you felt a special connection with it, but as you know, these
small choices can be so uplifting and affirming for a group of people. Thank you.
Before Liam Alexander was born I knew nothing about Down
syndrome. The beginning was filled with
a lot of fear - of the unknown, when it should have been filed with hope. He is now two and I have learned a lot and am
now filled with high expectations, and HOPE.
Hope that he has so many more possibilities than I could have imagined
in those first months.
Lupe knows why her brother’s therapists come to work with
him. But she really doesn't know
anything is different about her brother.
She doesn't know what challenges he may face as he grows up. She adores him. Someday though, she will understand more and
come to appreciate, as I do, your choice of art. You strike me as good people. Thank you for all the good things you are
doing with the privilege of your position.
And congratulations on the birth of your beautiful son!
Most sincerely,
Sara McGrath
Here is a link to an article about the artist, Tazia Fawley:
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