HER DOCTORS HAD SUGGESTED TO HER PARENTS THAT THEY SHOULD PUT THEIR DAUGHTER WITH DOWN SYNDROME TO AN INSTITUTION, LOOK AT HER NOW
When Kennedy Garcia, was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, her doctors had adviced her parents to put their daughter, Kennedy to an institution, since she was born with Down Syndrome. They told her mother that her life would be better if they do.
But the mother of Kennedy, Renee had thought that what the doctors were suggesting is terrible, and she sent them away, as she was disgusted with their advice.
And today, we see Kennedy as a teenager that had competed in dance campetitions, and a model that had worked with great brands, as she had fought and won her battle against cancer.
Her mother, Renee had said in an interview, “The night Kennedy arrived, I was heartbroken to learn she had the condition because I was being fed nothing but a negative, bleak picture painted by doctors and nurses who really had no idea what my child‘s future really held.”
“It was only the next night when a kind midwife told me Kennedy was beautiful and just like her daughter, who also had the condition, that I felt a glimmer of hope.”
“The first thing I asked was if her daughter could walk, because I really didn’t know what having the condition meant, and she just laughed. Her daughter was 16 and of course she could walk.”
She had come over every obstacle that was on her way. She had worked with American Girl and Justice Clothing and is signed with KMR Diversity and Dream Talent Management.
She also goes to various auditions for her career, and she enjoys her life, despite the doctors stated that she would be better in an institution.
“It’s shocking how misinformed they all were, and it was only 15 years ago,” her mother had added.
“I feel sad that I wasted time grieving for moments like prom dress shopping as I really had been led to believe none of the normal milestones would be reached.”
With her mother, Kennedy goes around the country and talks in schools about her condition, and how to raise awareness.
She also is a social media influencer, which on her Instagram account she has more than 70,000 followers.
“We’re all incredibly proud of her and everything she’s achieved,” Renee said.
“She’s a wonderful girl and we are all so lucky to have her in our lives.”
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