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Brigid Loves Her Sister, Amy, and Asks Others to Welcome Children With Down Syndrome

Joan Frawley Desmond Blogs
Yesterday's March for LIfe in Washington and tomorrow's Walk for LIfe in San Francisco remind us that every life has equal dignity, and that unborn children with genetic disorders should be welcomed with love and acceptance.
I have known Patty Ann and Jim White and their four children since the mid-1990s, and have never failed to be inspired by their legacy of love, mutual respect and witness to life. The Whites' youngest daughter, Amy, has Down syndrome, and Amy's older sister, Brigid, has been her cloest friend and supporter.
Brigid is heading off the college next fall, and last week she gave an address at her school assembly that celebrated Amy's special gifts. Brigid urged her fellow students to remember her sister in the years ahead, when they will be starting their own families.  
Watch this video, I guarantee you won't forget Amy and Brigid's special relationship. 
Joan Frawley Desmond

Joan Frawley Desmond Joan Frawley Desmond is a retired Register senior editor. She is an award-winning journalist widely published in Catholic, ecumenical and secular media. A graduate of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies of Marriage and Family, she lives with her family in California.

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