FEATURE: Raising local awareness ahead of World Down s Syndrome Day
The South Derry Down s Syndrome Group are celebrating their 40th year in 2021.
ALL SMILES: Katie in her element at St Brigid s PS Tirkane/Bunscoil Naomh Bríd.
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As South Derry Down s Syndrome Group enter their 40th year, Liam Tunney spoke to Chairperson Donna Murphy about marking World Down s Syndrome Day, the available support for parents and how her daughter Katie is thriving at a local primary school.
Donna Murphy describes the first year of her daughter Katie s life as a complete blur . It was a blur that included Katie undergoing open heart surgery in London and being fed through a tube.