Trisomy Awareness Month

Michele, Don Pecos and Lucy welcome Morgan to his therapeutic riding lesson

Morgan came for his therapeutic riding lesson on Wednesday. We had two special treats: the weather was fine and Morgan's Dad, Mike came to watch. Michele was able to join us as Don Pecos's leader and everyone was in great form. Morgan was smiling and shifting his seat to encourage Don Pecos to extend the walk. Pecos obliged and Michele got a good workout, too.

I've talked about Morgan in the past, but as March is Trisomy Awareness month, I wanted to add some information about this condition. In Trisomy 18 there are three chromosome #18 instead of the usual two. It is a life threatening anomaly in which 90% of children born with it will not survive. Trisomy 18 is diagnosed in one in 3,000 births.

Morgan is in the 10% of children with Trisomy 18 who live past their first birthday. He has many other challenges including Type I Diabetes and epilepsy, but he is a living miracle and reason for the rest of us to marvel at the beauty of life, in all its incantations.

He has taught me many lessons and my life is a richer place because Morgan is in it. When he laughs, the world is a better place. When you look for joy in unlikely places, like Trisomy 18, you find even greater wonder.

Kind Regards,

Michelle Blackler

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