31 for 21 - Day 19 - The Down Syndrome Creed - At My Own Pace

Down Syndrome Creed

Author unknown

My face may be different

But my feelings the same

I laugh and I cry

And I take pride in my gains

I was sent here among you

To teach you to love

As God in the heavens

Looks down from above

To Him I am no different

His love knows no bounds

It's those here among you

In cities and towns

That judge me by standards

That man has imparted

But this family I've chosen

Will help me get started

For I'm one of the children

So special and few

That came here to learn

The same lessons as you

That is acceptance

It comes from the heart

We all have the same purpose

Though not from the start

The Lord gave me life

To live and embrace

And I'll do it as you do

But at my own pace

These may look like pictures of Joey just sitting and playing with toys.  But really-- there is much, much more going on.


Just as the poem "Down Syndrome Creed" says-- he is doing it at his own pace.


For Joey, he is not only playing and sitting on his own, but he is reaching-- and reaching out to the sides while maintaining his sitting position.  This is FABULOUS!!!


We are working on his ability to reach to the sides while he is sitting and look at this boy work it!


That is all for tonight-- we have physical therapy very early tomorrow.


Happy continued Down Syndrome Awareness Month!