Raising A Child

A blog about our son, and Emmy's brother Leo,

who just happened to have been born with Down syndrome.

THE OTHER DIAGNOSIS!

This year we have had four hospital admissions a midnight ambulance ride, and a midnight dash to a Thailand medical centre along with the...

SAME SAME, NOT DIFFERENT!

I’m a wife, sister, aunt, godmother, friend and a mum amongst other things. Most days my day starts at 4:30am (well that’s if the kids...

IT'S WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY! ONE YEAR ON...

A year ago today we introduced emmysbrotherleo, a year ago we shared that Leo has T21 and a year ago we celebrated our first World Down...

ONE VERY VERY, LONG MONTH DOWN, ELEVEN TO GO...

Going off on Paternity Leave with a two and a half year old is a big enough challenge, doing it with two children including one with Down sy

NOT A RISK! PRO-INFORMATION, PRO-CHOICE.

You know that conversation you have when you hear your wife ask you to make an appointment at the doctors for your son's four month vacc

#SHAREWORTHY - THE MOMENTS WE DON'T SHARE

Do you find yourself guilty pf deleting images because you don't feel they're good enough for social media? We tell you our point of

RAINBOWS & BUTTERFLIES?!

What is it about parents with small kids? Just when you think you're starting to get on top of things you decide and have decided for yo

YOU CAN'T ASK THAT! OR CAN YOU?

You Can't Ask That! Or Can You? A light-hearted response to some of the questions posed to you when people find out you have a child w

IN TODAY'S PC WORLD, IS IT STILL OK TO USE THE 'N' WORD?

When you have a child with Down syndrome you expect things to change, not least of which is yours and your families and friends vocabulary.

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Emmy's

Brother

Leo