i've learned that my future, soon-to-be-nephew is suffering/fighting this painful sickness inside my sister's body right now, Down Syndrome.

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Down syndrome (doun) Pronunciation Key
n. A congenital disorder, caused by the presence of an extra 21st chromosome, in which the affected person has mild to moderate mental retardation, short stature, and a flattened facial profile. Also called trisomy 21.


[After John Langdon Haydon Down (1828-1896), British physician.]
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i couldn't be more sad, trust me. i'm only left speechless when i got to know about this heartbreaking news. and now, my sister and her husband, is deciding whether they should go on with the pregnancy of 6 months already and live with it, or worst, kill their very own son. it's going to be real hard and i could seriously feel whatever they're feeling right now, that i cried. T_T