Rick Santorum who served as Pennsylvania's Senator during the Bush administration wrote recently about parenting his special needs child: "Being the parent of a special child gives one exceptional insight into the negative perception of the disabled among many medical professionals, particularly when they see your child as having an intellectual disability. Sadly, we discovered that not only did we have to search for doctors who had experience with trisomy 18. We also had to search for those who saw Bella not as a fatal diagnosis, but as a wanted and loved daughter and sister, as well as a beautiful gift from God." The article continues:
The Elephant in the Room: Two years worth every tear | Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/05/2010
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