I remember all so well when our little princess was born. Living so far away I wondered if my granddaughter would really know who I am. When we first got the diagnosis that Amina has Down syndrome it was so shocking and hurtful. Then I thought about it and said God doesn’t make any mistakes. I was so grateful that he trusted our family with Amina, and what a joy she is to our family.

Turns out Amina taught ME so much about herself. She was so much more than my happy beautiful granddaughter with Down syndrome. She was Amina Marie, with her own unique personality. She loved to laugh at my funny faces, dance with me to Baby Shark, wrap her legs around me when she was afraid, and wanted to stay close.