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Heartwarming!

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For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
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Nice.

BTW, if you know anyone who has or is expecting a Down syndrome child, this is an excellent resource:

http://downsyndromepregnancy.org/

The organization was started by a law school classmate and dear friend, who has a child with Down syndrome herself (she's one of the authors of the book).
GAH!

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The guest of honour at our wedding was a young lad with Down's, Julian Jeffery MBE.
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Paralympic powerlifter Julian Jeffery is awarded the MBE for services to disabled sports.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”

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