Thursday, April 2, 2009

Sixth-grader with Down syndrome to receive special award

On the Upp & Up: Sixth-grader with Down syndrome to receive special award for efforts, accomplishments
By Joe Gulick AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
Thursday, April 02, 2009Story last updated at 4/2/2009 - 1:31 am

Tim and Dolores Upp recall the shock they received on May 2, 1995 - four months before Natalie was born - when they learned from the results of amniocentesis that their baby had Down syndrome.
"It was awful," Dolores recalled. "We couldn't know then how healthy she would be and how far she would go."

Go here to read the rest of this article about this wonderful young lady.http://lubbockonline.com/stories/040209/fea_423987159.shtml

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