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Those Eyes
by Sarra Dennehy
August 21, 2002

I saw his eyes in a dream....he was waving to me from the womb....and I knew then that I was having a little boy, and I saw how beautiful he was, and I also felt in my heart like something was wrong...

The day Liam was born, October 9, 2001, I said "Is he perfect? Please tell me he's perfect."

Liam was born with Down Syndrome and I was living someone else's life. This couldn't be happening to me. I had the testing, it all came back negative, I was only 29, WHY ME? I went into a state of shock. I was mad at God, mad at my doctors, mad at Liam, mad at my husband, mad at myself, was it my fault? Did I somehow cause this?

Fast forward to today, ten months later. I only wish I could have known on October 9, 2001 what a gift I was being given. If I just could have had a glimpse of my life now, I would have gotten on my knees and thanked the Lord for Liam Michael Dennehy. He is a blessing....a beautiful, smart, charming little boy who loves his daddy, his cat and ritz crackers....His father and I sneak into his room in the middle of the night to watch him sleep..while tears roll down our faces. God knows what he's doing.

This page was last updated on August 21, 2002 by Ted Bergeron
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