Donate Through Leigh’s 3/21 Pledge Page Here!
I’m Leigh, the lone lady of the Woods family. Married to Seth, mama to Charlie (“Chi Chi”) and Thomas (“T-Bo”). We received a prenatal diagnosis of Trisomy-21 with Thomas. We had the same experience I think many parents do, where the geneticist spent an hour explaining genes and overwhelming us with all the scary things that would likely be wrong with our baby. We were blessed, however, to have an OB that saw us right after that geneticist who said, “This baby will bless your life in so many ways.” It was exactly what my heart needed.
Thomas turned three in January and we would choose him a million times. He is so loved and so perfectly ours, and we feel deeply blessed that he will know a world where there are so many opportunities for him. Part of me can’t imagine anything worse than my babies going off to college and living away from me, but I can’t stop myself from smiling every time I read a story about someone with Down syndrome receiving their scholarship and attending college. We are honored to have the chance to help make these opportunities possible for other families whose “T-Bo”s are growing up and ready for the next chapter in their life.