What is Down syndrome?

Down syndrome is a genetic anomaly resulting in 3 copies of the 21st chromosome giving a person 47 chromosomes instead of the usual 46.

Simple, right?

Down syndrome is not a disease, you cannot catch it. Down syndrome is not your fault, there is nothing you can do to cause or not cause Down syndrome to happen while you are pregnant. Down syndrome is not the end of the world. Down syndrome is not the end all be all of your life before Down syndrome.

Down syndrome is 47 chromosomes and a blessing of a slower pace. At least, that is what Down syndrome is for me. :)