I want to make my parents happy! 2

Mom cried silently while her newborn son lay in intensive care...

"My name is Anna. My son's name is Andriko. He was born in the fall of 2022 – the warmest month of our lives and, at the same time, the most terrifying. Andriyko has Down syndrome. He came into the world quiet, weak, with a heartbreaking diagnosis. But he is the best, the dearest, the long-awaited...", says Andriy's mother.

His parents found out about the pregnancy a month before the full-scale war began. Panic, anxiety, sirens – and pregnancy. However, the woman remained in Kyiv. The ultrasound showed nothing, all the tests were fine. Anna and her husband were expecting this baby; they already have a daughter and dreamed of having a second child. And then he was born...

"I gave birth with my husband. But just minutes after giving birth, I was told the terrible word – "suspicion"... Then – silence. A chill ran through my body. A lump formed in my throat. Then the wait for the test results. And confirmation: Down syndrome. It was excruciatingly painful. It felt like the world had stopped. I asked God, “Why?” But then I realized that such children come to the strong. And we will stand strong. We are fighting. We are learning. We are living".

Andriyko is trying very hard. He still can't sit up on his own, he has only just started crawling. But every new movement is a victory for the family! For his further development, the boy really needs regular sessions with rehabilitation specialists, physical therapy, swimming, and massages. Please help him with this!