CafĂ©Mom introduces the YouTube series Our Special Lives. Each episode features a different family with a special needs child and we’re able to take a look into their lives, their challenges and their joys.
Meet Jamie, Scott and their two-year old daughter Maddox and new baby MacGregor. Maddox has Robertsonian Translocation Down Syndrome, which means two of her chromosomes fused together.
Jamie describes Maddox as “very cheerful, happy, witty. She’s two, so she’s also terrible at times.”
“When Maddox came out they put her in my belly and I knew instantly,” says Jamie. “She didn’t look like the little girl I had envisioned.”
Maddox has a speech therapist and a physical therapist that are helping her learn important skills. “There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t hope that Maddox graduates from college and gets a job. I want her to live in a house. I want her to have a roommate. I want her to drive,” Jamie tells us. “I think that all of those hopes are realistic. She will only go as far as you and I push her.”
Watch their story below.
Watch their YouTube note card story here.
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CafeMom is the leading media company for moms, reaching an audience of more than 20MM across our properties (comScore, July 2012), which include CafeMom.com, MamásLatinas.com, CafeMom Studios, and the CafeMom Plus Network. CafeMom is the leader in developing custom programs for top brands, making it the premier strategic marketing partner to brands that want to reach moms in a rapidly changing digital environment. CafeMom lead investors are Highland Capital Partners and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. The company was founded by Andrew Shue and Michael Sanchez.
