Doctor Said He Was “Sorry” My Adorable Identical Twins Had Down Syndrome, But I Wouldn’t Trade Them for Anything
School: The tiny twins are starting at a mainstream school Every child is special, and Jodi and Matt Parry know that even better than most parents. They are mum and dad to identical twin girls, Abigail and Isobel, who also have Down’s syndrome – the chances of which are two MILLION to one. “Sorry” The adorable four-year-olds were diagnosed with Down's syndrome three weeks after their premature birth on 29 th June 2011. Parents, Matt and Jodi, admit they first thought this was "a life sentence" - but now devote their lives to busting myths and misconceptions around the genetic condition. The first words the doctor said to them when they received the news were: “I’m sorry”. Mum, Jodi, says she was daunted when she heard her babies had Down's syndrome but once they were born she realised they were no different. Jodi says: “The day our twin girls were diagnosed with Down’s syndrome it felt like a life sentence. That day, I didn’t feel like a mother. I just felt lost ...