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Rivka Blumfeld and Joel Friedman have been dating for two months. And not to be rash or speak too soon, but things seem to be going well. On Sundays, Rivka and Joel, whose names have been changed to protect their privacy, meet for coffee in a Brooklyn café, and then head to a park to…
When Shmuel, my sixth child, arrived with Down syndrome, I cried bitterly as I imagined myself dead and him homeless; I played hostess to numerous other fantasies, my own and those of other women, who came to cry by my childbed. But when I returned to life and found my husband distressed and exhausted, I…
On March 21, I chose to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day. I gave our 9-year-old son, Shmuel, an extra hug and kiss. But now, with a test called MaterniT21 developed by the biotech company Sequenom, the days for those who want to celebrate Down syndrome may be numbered. MaterniT21 provides an alternative to the older…
