Mongoloid

Take care of your diabetis. I am a nursing student and indeed it leads to a lot of complications. Just last month, I had a patient who has had diabetis for more than 20 years and now has developed chronic renal failure. He now undergoes dialysis. Regarding mongoloid children, I also feel sad that certain people have to be born that way. I wish that soon they would find some preventive measures to stop downs syndrome from developing in children.

It's really almost unbearable to be in such a situation. I think there's no medicine for mongoloids. But they seem to be loving anyway which gives some sort of happiness, and to others luck. Just be patient to take care of her and train her. There are training centers for such. May God bless you.

I work with special needs children. Does your government not help or provide special schools, and training? How old is your daughter? There is a lot that can be done to help mongoloid or Downs syndrome children grow up to be productive citizens. God bless you.

Problems can never be avoided. Be patient, read the Holy Bible, and pray always. God will not forsake us. Take care of yourself very well as well as your daughters especially the retarded.

Having a mogoloid child is very difficult. Hopefully your other daughter can offer you some assistant with her care. I know that it causes you worry and anguish , but it is good to hear that you have kept her with you all these years despite all that has happened to you. Many have given their child up to institutions, at least your daughter has her mothers love every day

Be patient. Although your younger daughter is retarded, she gives some sort of happiness. To others, having such child is a good luck.

What I find sad is that you weren't given the proper resources to bring your daughter to her full potential. Is it too late for her? Perhaps, in some ways. But I think that, with the proper resources being available, your daughter can be helped to improve her life even now, and you can be given ideas on what to do as well. It actually sounds as if both of you need some kind of extra help. Here in the USA, we have people with Down Syndrome who are getting married, raising families, going to college, acting, writing, owning their own businesses, and even running for office (and winning elections to local offices). Not all of them are that high-functioning--but, again, neither are all people without Down Syndrome that high-functioning. There's a place in Libertyville, Illinois called Lambs Farm which is a community of people with a variety of developmental challenges. I know that they don't limit their scope to The United States because I met a woman who lived there who was originally from Greece. I'm going to give you a link to that community's website, and you might want to check them out and see if they could take your daughter to live there. I know it's a long way from where you live, but you could keep in touch via the Internet. If she hasn't learned about the Internet herself, there would be others there who could help her. Here's the site link... http://www.lambsfarm.org/ When you visit this website and read the stories, you'll really be blessed--though it can't compare with actually being there and visiting in a community of people living in nice homes (group homes that several share family-style), working at a variety of businesses, and just kicking back after work and enjoying strolling around the grounds, getting a volleyball game going, or doing a little shopping of their own. There are plenty of Downs angels among them, too. Your daughter would fit right in. There's even an assisted living/nursing home type of facility on the grounds for those who don't have the level of independence that most are able to develop. I remember seeing a young woman (probably, late teens or early twenties) relaxing on a blanket outside this building with her radio tuned to the Oldies station singing along with the Ronettes on Be My Baby. Great voice! You and your daughter are in my prayers. Visit this site on your own, and, also, tell your friends about it. Also, tell them to rally around getting early intervention resources headed your way so that babies and children who have Downs will have more opportunities to reach their full potential. I think that people are starting to realize that these aren't unteachable people--that they would, likely, simply be learning-different, and we owe it to them to find their style(s) of learning and go with it! Will be back with more information links in the near future!