Jamie Freeman

Jamie Freeman is a Michigan Mama with a strong need to change the way the world feels, thinks, and reacts to Down syndrome.  When Benny, her son, was born in 2013 with that amazing extra chromosome, she felt the need to help new parents understand that receiving a Down syndrome diagnosis is the greatest blessing you never knew you wanted.  She began writing in a journal all the things she wanted to be able to say to herself back on the day Benny was diagnosed, then sent it along to a friend who also had a child with Down syndrome. This kept going and The Down Syndrome Diary was born. Today, there are fourteen diaries circulating twenty-one different countries visiting families who love someone with Down syndrome. Each family writes their story and passes it along to the next so that one day soon we can publish our words to hand to parents just hearing the words “Down syndrome” for the first time.

Ruby’s Rainbow is near and dear to Jamie’s heart as well for so many reasons, number one of which is seeing the hope and joy these scholarships bring to all the individuals and families they touch.