Sofia is seven years old, born with Down syndrome and has an exciting history behind. She was abandoned at birth and adopted when she was 14 months old. A conversation recorded by his mother has gone viral for the inspiring message that gives the world the small carrier of this genetic disorder.
Precisely when fewer and fewer children are born with Down syndrome, the girl says she is lucky to have the life she has and that Down syndrome is not scary, but quite the opposite, it is exciting.
"Down syndrome is exciting"
During the month of awareness about Down Syndrome, Jennifer Sánchez, Sofia's mother, decided to record a home video in which the girl speaks clearly about the syndrome.
The dialogue between the two throw a great message:
-Do you have Down syndrome?
-Yes, I have Down syndrome
-What is Down syndrome?
- It's something that is in my blood
- So your blood is special?
- Yes
- Is Down syndrome scary?
- No, it is not scary. It is so exciting.
Sofia has a bit more to share about Down syndrome for this wonderful month of awareness! #dsawareness #changingthefaceofbeauty #itsnotscaryatall
A video posted by Jennifer Varanini Sanchez (@jvaraninisanchez) on Oct 5, 2016 at 5:20 p.m. PDT
The story of Sofia and her family
Sofia was abandoned by her parents at birth and she lived 14 months in an orphanage in a small town in Ukraine until the Sanchez adopted her.
Jennifer and Héctor Sánchez already had three children. The youngest, Joaquín, 8, was also born with Down Syndrome and was the inspiration to later adopt Sofia. They are not the first parents who believe that their children's Down Syndrome is the best thing that happened to them in life.
Now the girl is part of a large family, with three older brothers who take care of her, parents and loving grandparents.
"I'm lucky to have the life I live"Her parents love to take a picture of their daughter and almost by chance, Sofia began to make advertising campaigns as a model and some roles as an actress.
He likes sports, dancing, Spanish classes and everything related to music and theater. She is a very sociable girl. He loves meeting people and making new friends.
