Keeping Kids Healthy: Raising A Child With Down Syndrome

What happens to a family when a child is born with Down Syndrome? Parents scramble to learn as much as they can about the condition and the impact it will have on their child – at first, the feeling is everyone's life will be forever changed. And in truth, their lives are forever changed – they will learn over time what experienced parents and doctors know: that a child with Down Syndrome will grow into a loving, contributing member of the family. Join Dr. Winnie King and some great kids and their families, and see from the inside out what it's like to grow up with Down Syndrome.

Guests:

Jane Providenti - Mother of Troy Providenti Deirdre Lapolla - Mother of John LaPolla Michelle Smith - Mom Anne Majsak - Mom Ned Palmer - Age 23 Greg Palmer - Father of Ned Erika Jimenez - Age 13 Angelica Roman-Jimenez - Mother of Erika William Cohen, M.D. - Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh; Down Syndrome Center of Western PA; Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Co-Editor, Down Syndrome: Visions for the 21st Century. Wendy Wilcox, M.D. - OB/GYN, Montefiore Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women’s Health, Albert Einstein School of Medicine

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