Letters to Me: Dear Jean
Letter to myself at diagnosis. This moment is raw, I know that. Those ugly thoughts you’re having, don’t worry, they’re fleeting. This...
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Ellen Huggins
Oct 1, 20222 min read
Letters to Me: Dear Jules
Dear Jules Everything is going to be ok. That little being growing inside of you is going to be ok. He is strong and he is the bravest...
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Ellen Huggins
Sep 6, 20213 min read
Celebrate T21 Ambassadors presents: Letters to Me
While the words, setting and journey may differ, every parent of an individual with Down syndrome experiences this moment; the moment you...
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Ellen Huggins
Sep 6, 20212 min read
Letters to me: Dear Tyronne
Dear Tyronne, You just found out your son has Down Syndrome. You are overwhelmed with everything as it is and finding out your son has a...
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Ellen Huggins
Sep 6, 20211 min read
Letters to Me: Dear Jen
To Jen and Pen, I know you’re scared. I’m sorry that you were told the news at your doctors office that your baby had “Mongoloid”. That...
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Ellen Huggins
Sep 6, 20213 min read
Letters to Me: Dear Lisa
Oh hey you! I have been pondering for weeks about how and what to write to you. After all, we are still fairly new at this, the beginning...
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Ellen Huggins
Sep 6, 20214 min read
Letters to Me: Dear Irene
Dear Me, I’ll never forget the day like it was yesterday... It was Monday the 20th of April 2020 and I had been asked to do a...
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Ellen Huggins
Sep 6, 20214 min read
Letters to Me: Dear Michelle
So you have just been given some news which has left you feeling pretty devastated and in shock. Your whole world now feels like it has...
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Ellen Huggins
Sep 6, 20212 min read
Letters to Me: Dear Ellen
Hey you, You did it! After a seemingly endless uneasy labour she is here, safe and sound sleeping sweetly in your arms unaware of all the...
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Ellen Huggins
Sep 6, 20213 min read
Letters to Me: Dear Claire
To Claire, Me, when I first received the diagnosis that my unborn son would be born with Down syndrome. Hi I’m not going to ask how you...
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Ellen Huggins
Sep 6, 20213 min read
Letters to Me: Dear Quyen
Dear Quyen, She is curious. She is exploring. She is always on the move. Her tiny hands and feet are fluttering with activity, so much so...
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Ellen Huggins
Sep 6, 20212 min read
Letters to Me: Dear Lam
Lam, Today, you will receive the test results you had been fearing. The words spoken by your Genetic Counsellor will crush you. Evalyn...
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Ellen Huggins
Sep 6, 20216 min read
Letters to Me: Dear Julie
31 October 2005 Dear Julie, You are standing in a room surrounded by friends and family at Phyllis’ wake. Your mother-in-law was so...
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Ellen Huggins
Sep 6, 20213 min read
Letters to Me: Dear Jennifer
Dear Anna (9), Macy (7) and Kira (5), When we received Owen’s diagnosis at four days old, our immediate thoughts were of you, his...
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Ellen Huggins
Sep 6, 20215 min read
Letters to Me: Dear Vanessa
LETTER TO MYSELF ON DIAGNOSIS DAY – 19 years ago. Dear Vanessa, This is going to be a wild ride so strap yourself in and hold on tight....
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Ellen Huggins
Sep 6, 20213 min read
Letters to Me: Dear Nicola
A Letter to Me, My beautiful daughter Adia, you are almost 9 years old and I wish somebody had told me….. As I cried my eyes out alone...
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