Mother's Day and Down Syndrome: a day for celebration and support

Ahead of World Down Syndrome Day, Marie Brennan shares her story of life with baby Conn

Our son Conn stares you right in the eye and demands your full attention. Our son Conn has the most beautiful blue eyes you will ever see and enviably long eyelashes. Our son Conn has the most amazing smile and an incredibly infectious laugh. Our son Conn is adored by my husband and me, his twin brother Ruairí, two sisters Doireann and Róise and our extended family.

Our son Conn also happens to have Down syndrome. It is a part of him but it is certainly not something that defines him. On a cold Friday in January 2019, our twin boys Conn and Ruairí were finally born, a little early at 36 weeks but Twin One (Conn) was struggling to grow and needed to come out so the induction date was set.