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Shéri Brynard. Shéri
Foreword
Part 1
Never giving up
It is the Lord’s story and I’m part of it
The people who helped me become who I am
Bit by the travel bug at three months
My dad died
A long, sad story
It’s okay to have dreams
Down Syndrome and drama … and Alzheimer’s
With my role models on television
A new smile
Relax, Mom, I’m okay
Meeting the president with a red eye
New York, New York!
Close to Jesus in the Holy City
Tissues, tears and the Taj Mahal
The stage beckons
How I take care myself
Heartache, anxiety and acceptance
From Aberystwyth to Heidedal
An adult with Down Syndrome
Part 2
In my daughter’s shadow
The start of a new chapter
Oh, dear God, please help!
Going home
It is Trisomy 21
Clutching at straws is part of the journey
Before nine months she said “Pa-pa”
People stare or look the other way
Left alone in the unknown
A landscape full of unexpected potholes
The year of death
To allow Shéri to become her own person
Love and Down Syndrome
Questions and (sometimes) answers
The best thing that has ever happened to me
Photo Section
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Just the way I am
Shéri Brynard and Susette Brynard,
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Maybe my sisters should tell you how they experience me as their big sister.
People hardly ever made negative remarks about Shéri, that I’m aware of. Maybe the reason was that my mother brought us up to believe that being different was something positive. We demonstrated that belief – for us Down Syndrome had no negative connotations – and I think people around us followed our example. I also think they knew how much we loved our sister. They wouldn’t dare say anything negative about her in front of us.
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