Название: The Three of U.S.: A New Life in New York
Автор: Peter Godwin
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Биографии и Мемуары
isbn: 9780007401116
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‘People with Down’s syndrome bring much joy,’ he said, as we sat in his office surrounded by macabre plastic foetuses representing the various stages of embryonic development. They never murder or steal, they are loving and friendly and it’s good to have people among us like that. They bring out the best in us.’
At the time I wrote his comments down, dismissing him as naive. Now I’m pregnant, I can see his point. What if it does have Down’s syndrome? And do we want to know in advance? Now I’ve seen it on the sonogram, could I really face a termination? What if this is my last chance and I’m too old to get pregnant again? Is this my choice, a Down’s child or nothing at all? I pull out the blurry photo for the nth time and scan it for signs that something might be wrong. Pointless. I can’t make out anything.
Eyelids are starting to form. The ears are developing internally and externally. The finger buds are visible and the toe buds will appear at the end of the week. The elbows have appeared, but the arms will not lengthen considerably. The spinal cord is evident, and vertebrae and ribs are beginning to grow. Muscles and two layers of skin are forming.
BabySoon.com
Thursday, 2 July Peter
Since our visit to Dr Levy I find I have become mildly obsessed with odds and the science of chance. I have been doing my own calculations. If the national figure for amnios that go wrong is 1:350 and he’s had two go wrong in the last 1000 tests, then by my reckoning he’s due for another blooper by 1050.
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