Sean and Rachel Duffy’s Baby Girl Arrives Month Early, Has Down Syndrome

God bless and strengthen that family.

I have a niece with Praider-Willi and a nephew with Downs, and it’s a tough row to hoe. They need more attention as babies, you need to CLOSELY monitor their development and nutrition, and you don’t know how much of a problem it is until you start to hit developmental markers.

It’s not a death sentence. My niece, because she had a loving family and was blessed to have not had as much mental faculty diminishment as she could have, has grown into a fully functional adult who has a job and can get back and forth on to it by herself, and manage her life at LEAST as well as a New York liberal, although she has NONE of the liberal’s arrogance and willful stupidity. She does need help with SOME things, especially since a side effect is that it is slowly but permanently blinding her, but all and all, she’s grown into a lovely, smart young woman who’s manner of speaking belies a quick wit and a pretty upbeat attitude.

I’m not sure about my nephew, because he’s only one and hasn’t been tasked with a lot yet. His mother had him when she was in her 30’s, which is ALWAYS an increased risk, but she and her husband are still young enough to keep up with him as he learns how to dominate his environment. He’s a little behind on some developmental milestones, but he DOES reach them, and he’s got an infectious grin and a hearty laugh that more than make up for whatever inconveniences he may present, and is otherwise in very good health and growing like a weed.
And – here’s the kicker:
BOTH of these families KNEW what they were getting. As did the Duffs. BOTH were given the option to murder their babies terminate the pregnancy due to the genetic issues…and BOTH refused. BOTH wanted that gift of life, and were not concerned with how God chose to grant it.

God blessed them, and continues to bless them every day.
My niece’s mother, sadly, passed away from cancer a few years later, so had they played Baby Roulette and spiked the first child as a cosmic mistake and gambled on getting a SECOND one, THAT’s a bet they would have lost. You never know when it’s YOUR turn, God doesn’t promise you the next 5 MINUTES, and that ALONE should make EVERY life precious to every BODY.

Some of you may recall an earlier post where I discussed my OWN struggles with being the surprise recipient of a less-than-perfect child when I was yet young and stupid, and held a huge pity party in the smoking area of the hospital for myself while my wife was recovering from a VERY long labor and my son was still getting used to breathing air. This is when I met other people with children in desperate need that put MY mind right about what I had vs. what COULD have been. I will link to that story, not so you can read ME, but so you can read the incredible story of ANOTHER young man who was less than perfect, but was born an overcomer and is loved by MANY now.

https://iotwreport.com/extra-points-team-scores-special-touchdown-with-their-team-manager/

Some may think my whole FAMILY is cursed.

And I stand here to tell you, we are BLESSED.

Also, in MY case, my son’s problems were mostly cosmetic ones, but we didn’t know that at the time. Of course, the doctors gave us the whole Worst Possible Case spiel, it could mean severe retardation, it could mean he’ll never walk, talk, eat, be a normal human being…encouraging, right?

And he graduated, on time, with his class, 18 years later, went to college, got a job, drives a car, got a girlfriend and lost her, got ANOTHER girlfriend, and is perfectly NORMAL. You’d never know there was ever a DOUBT if you don’t know where to LOOK…

…I shudder to this DAY to think what may have happened if the modern mindset existed then, and a postpartum abortion was offered as some Democrat demons propose NOW. The doctors weren’t offering that option, but the way they presented the possibilities, it sure seemed like they WANTED to.

THANK GOD IT WASN’T AVAILABLE!

Which is why a SANE society respects LIFE. ALL life.

There’s an old saying, “I cursed the fact that I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet”. God gave us ALL living, breathing children, which is more than SOME get. God gave us their love, used their needs to bring US closer together and closer to HIM out of sheer necessity, gave us wonderful doctors who were able to help them through some of their formative issues, and continues to bless us to this DAY with adult children that can stand on their own and are now there for US when WE, their parents, have needs.

God, in His ultimate wisdom, would be justified in considering US defective. Just look at how the House of Representatives, what is SUPPOSED to be the elect of our people, the cream of the crop, behaves. Wouldn’t HE be justified in thinking WE were all weak-minded, crazy fools based on that sample ALONE?

But no, we get his love. We get his peace. We get his blessing. He makes us his heirs. And he gives us salvation FREELY, to live with Him in His Heaven FOREVER.

Can WE, as parents, do LESS?

I know, a thousand words, and not about the Duffs. I’m pretty bad about that. But the Duffs are ALREADY rooted in the Lord and respect the life He gave them, so they don’t need MY help.

They already have the best Comforter anyone can ever have.

I can’t top THAT blessing. So I won’t even TRY.

“13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.”

Mark 10:13-16

…they’re not OURS, to do with as we please.

They are HIS.

…and we owe HIM the same honor we would have our children give US. And dishonoring the children he loans US, dishonors HIM.

…fair warning, Democrats…

“ It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.”
Luke 17:2

10 Comments on Sean and Rachel Duffy’s Baby Girl Arrives Month Early, Has Down Syndrome

No Blushes Thursday, 17 October 2019, 13:36 at 1:36 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04rClGsbWp4
The Duffy family,,,

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livingthecovelife Thursday, 17 October 2019, 13:37 at 1:37 pm

The fact that this child was born despite prior knowledge of health issues says, not a Demonrat family. God’s Blessings be upon them.

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Tony R Thursday, 17 October 2019, 13:46 at 1:46 pm

Had Duffy been a democrat, he would have stayed in Congress, aborted the baby, and exploited the tragedy for his political gain. God bless you, Duffy family!

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Brown Eyed Girl Thursday, 17 October 2019, 14:11 at 2:11 pm

Not everyone will understand this story, although I suspect my fellow IOTW posters will. Many years ago I was at a local park with my grandson, who is autistic. He was five at the time, and we were both struggling with his difficulty in learning to ride a tricycle. In the meantime, a boy just about my grandson’s age was adeptly and fearlessly zig-zagging on a small two-wheeler. In a fit of despair while watching him, I asked “Why, God? Why did Seth have to be autistic?” In a flash, a message came to me: “Because I trusted you with this special child.” The other fearless five-year-old was in a fatherless home with a drug-addicted mother. If my grandson had been born into that home, he would have been doomed. But he wasn’t– we were special gifts, one to the other, from the Lord. He ALWAYS knows what is best. Always.

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Supernightshade Thursday, 17 October 2019, 14:55 at 2:55 pm

God bless and strengthen that family.

I have a niece with Praider-Willi and a nephew with Downs, and it’s a tough row to hoe. They need more attention as babies, you need to CLOSELY monitor their development and nutrition, and you don’t know how much of a problem it is until you start to hit developmental markers.

It’s not a death sentence. My niece, because she had a loving family and was blessed to have not had as much mental faculty diminishment as she could have, has grown into a fully functional adult who has a job and can get back and forth on to it by herself, and manage her life at LEAST as well as a New York liberal, although she has NONE of the liberal’s arrogance and willful stupidity. She does need help with SOME things, especially since a side effect is that it is slowly but permanently blinding her, but all and all, she’s grown into a lovely, smart young woman who’s manner of speaking belies a quick wit and a pretty upbeat attitude.

I’m not sure about my nephew, because he’s only one and hasn’t been tasked with a lot yet. His mother had him when she was in her 30’s, which is ALWAYS an increased risk, but she and her husband are still young enough to keep up with him as he learns how to dominate his environment. He’s a little behind on some developmental milestones, but he DOES reach them, and he’s got an infectious grin and a hearty laugh that more than make up for whatever inconveniences he may present, and is otherwise in very good health and growing like a weed.
And – here’s the kicker:
BOTH of these families KNEW what they were getting. As did the Duffs. BOTH were given the option to murder their babies terminate the pregnancy due to the genetic issues…and BOTH refused. BOTH wanted that gift of life, and were not concerned with how God chose to grant it.

God blessed them, and continues to bless them every day.
My niece’s mother, sadly, passed away from cancer a few years later, so had they played Baby Roulette and spiked the first child as a cosmic mistake and gambled on getting a SECOND one, THAT’s a bet they would have lost. You never know when it’s YOUR turn, God doesn’t promise you the next 5 MINUTES, and that ALONE should make EVERY life precious to every BODY.

Some of you may recall an earlier post where I discussed my OWN struggles with being the surprise recipient of a less-than-perfect child when I was yet young and stupid, and held a huge pity party in the smoking area of the hospital for myself while my wife was recovering from a VERY long labor and my son was still getting used to breathing air. This is when I met other people with children in desperate need that put MY mind right about what I had vs. what COULD have been. I will link to that story, not so you can read ME, but so you can read the incredible story of ANOTHER young man who was less than perfect, but was born an overcomer and is loved by MANY now.

https://iotwreport.com/extra-points-team-scores-special-touchdown-with-their-team-manager/

Some may think my whole FAMILY is cursed.

And I stand here to tell you, we are BLESSED.

Also, in MY case, my son’s problems were mostly cosmetic ones, but we didn’t know that at the time. Of course, the doctors gave us the whole Worst Possible Case spiel, it could mean severe retardation, it could mean he’ll never walk, talk, eat, be a normal human being…encouraging, right?

And he graduated, on time, with his class, 18 years later, went to college, got a job, drives a car, got a girlfriend and lost her, got ANOTHER girlfriend, and is perfectly NORMAL. You’d never know there was ever a DOUBT if you don’t know where to LOOK…

…I shudder to this DAY to think what may have happened if the modern mindset existed then, and a postpartum abortion was offered as some Democrat demons propose NOW. The doctors weren’t offering that option, but the way they presented the possibilities, it sure seemed like they WANTED to.

THANK GOD IT WASN’T AVAILABLE!

Which is why a SANE society respects LIFE. ALL life.

There’s an old saying, “I cursed the fact that I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet”. God gave us ALL living, breathing children, which is more than SOME get. God gave us their love, used their needs to bring US closer together and closer to HIM out of sheer necessity, gave us wonderful doctors who were able to help them through some of their formative issues, and continues to bless us to this DAY with adult children that can stand on their own and are now there for US when WE, their parents, have needs.

God, in His ultimate wisdom, would be justified in considering US defective. Just look at how the House of Representatives, what is SUPPOSED to be the elect of our people, the cream of the crop, behaves. Wouldn’t HE be justified in thinking WE were all weak-minded, crazy fools based on that sample ALONE?

But no, we get his love. We get his peace. We get his blessing. He makes us his heirs. And he gives us salvation FREELY, to live with Him in His Heaven FOREVER.

Can WE, as parents, do LESS?

I know, a thousand words, and not about the Duffs. I’m pretty bad about that. But the Duffs are ALREADY rooted in the Lord and respect the life He gave them, so they don’t need MY help.

They already have the best Comforter anyone can ever have.

I can’t top THAT blessing. So I won’t even TRY.

“13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.”

Mark 10:13-16

…they’re not OURS, to do with as we please.

They are HIS.

…and we owe HIM the same honor we would have our children give US. And dishonoring the children he loans US, dishonors HIM.

…fair warning, Democrats…

“ It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.”
Luke 17:2

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jclady Thursday, 17 October 2019, 19:20 at 7:20 pm

God bless the Duffy family. This newest addition will be showered with love.
That’s all that matters.

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jclady Thursday, 17 October 2019, 19:22 at 7:22 pm

@Supernightshade – Also blessings to you and your family!

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jclady Thursday, 17 October 2019, 19:31 at 7:31 pm

@Brown Eyed Girl – I have a 4-1/2 yo grandson that is autistic but is the size of a 6yo. Infuriates me whenever I have him out in public. I never questioned why he was autistic, just question why strangers judge him

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Supernightshade Thursday, 17 October 2019, 20:43 at 8:43 pm

Thank you @jclady, and may God bless you and your grandson as well!

And the only person those strangers are judging, is themselves…

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Graceia Thursday, 17 October 2019, 21:49 at 9:49 pm

Yes, these children need more specialized care. But they are the most giving and loving of humans that God has ever created. They are a joy to be around and bring joy to everyone who knows them.

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