Tuesday, 9 June 2015

'It breaks my heart when people stare at her': Proud mother shares candid account of raising a beautiful child with Down's syndrome

Andrea Newsham's candid account of raising a child with Down's syndrome Andrea Newsham, who is in her thirties and lives in Cheshire, welcomed baby Millie Elizabeth, now two, into the world in 2013. 'Millie is our only child and you could say a miracle due to me suffering three miscarriages before.' Andrea told FEMAIL. Speaking about her and husband Mark's journey, centre as a family, she explained: 'It has been quite a different path to most and was a huge shock at the beginning with sad days and many appointments, from physio to speech, but we have embraced everything that comes with Millie.' Millie has modelled for Jojo Maman Bébé and went viral on Facebook, left, after Andrea shared a photograph of her daughter to celebrate World Down's syndrome day - and it received over 100,000 likes and 17,000 comments

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