I have found a few definitions for a ‘syndrome’. I have come across medical definitions as well as psychological definitions. Here is a few…
A set of symptoms occurring together; the sum of any morbid state;
Any combination of signs and symptoms that are indicative of a particular disease or disorder.
The association of several clinically recognizable features.
A group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality or condition.
A set of concurrent things as emotions or actions that usually form an identifiable pattern.
There are many syndromes…I ran …

Welcome New Year!
It seems that sooooo much has happened since this time last year.  Life is wonderful!  Thank you for visiting DownsDaily!
Last year this time I was pregnant and my doctor had ordered me to bedrest.  The only ‘privilege’ that came along with this bedrest was that I could use the bathroom.
So no blog posting was allowed.
I have been soooo busy!!
But I did miss this platform and communicating with everyone!!!
I am very excited about sharing with you again.
Our family has grown. I have grown.  I will share it with you …

Four years ago today I buried my Mother.  How many days is that? 365 days four times is 1460.
When my mom died I was more than eight months pregnant.  I could not imagine how life was supposed to go on.  I remember someone saying to me, “Life will go on.  It’s just up to you to participate”.
I guess that person was right.
Life is going on
And I choose to participate.
Exactly
WHAT does a person MEAN when they say,”I am trying to get my life together.”?  I guess it depends upon the person.
Sometimes …

We are so proud today!!!
Isaac graduated from his full day kindergarten class today.  He officially moves forward as a member of the class of 2023!
We are so happy.  Many of us shed tears of joy.
The ceremony was great.  The children sang songs.  They also walked on stage and received certificates.  They also shared with us their hopes for what they wanted to be when they grow up.
Isaac said that he wants to be a doctor….
Let’s get it!!!!!
Right now I spend my days in part preparing for the summer.  Even though …

Motherhood is such a wonderful and sometimes exhausting gift!~
We just finished the last official season of the Oprah Winfrey show.  it’s id the official end of an era.  orpah has inspired many.  Her final show inspired me.  She spoke of gifts and of platforms.  She spoke of human obligations.  She sopke of blessings.  She might have used some slightly different words than I am choosing.  I am speaking of my own interpretations of her words.
From what i have learned, we all have gifts …or talents that are given to us …

I have missed serving on this platform.  I am so happy to be back.  I would like to introduce to you my primary distraction over the past few months.  her name is Chantelle Princess Lena

And now we will sing bye-bye to the first decade of the 21st century!
It has certainly been a great year….a great decade.
We are thankful for our family and our friends. We are thankful for the wonderful strides we have taken in life.
We have learned many life lessons and hopefully gained a bit of wisdom in the process.
Thank you so much for sharing our lives…
Daviette

Christmas…what a wonderful holiday season!  This year we have definitely enjoyed our family time.
It’s the season to remember all that we have been given with the birth of Jesus.  Most folks honor that giving by more giving.  It is beautiful to behold.
Our family had been given an extra gift this season….you see, we are expecting another baby!
And we are thankful!

I recently had someone say to me, ” If you are too beautiful, people will hate you.”
This statement was made when referring to a picture that I had posted online.  These words have been nagging at me for a little while now.  You see, I am guilty of spending much of my life shrinking so as to avoid the ‘hatred’ of others.  My mother would say to me,”  God made you and He made you beautiful.  If someone has a problem with that, then you tell them to just take …

A few days ago our family traveled down south to visit family.  I got to see my grandmother…who is more like a mother to me.  I spent my entire life growing up underneath her roof.  Right now my grandma is is a nursing home.  She has Alzheimer’s disease.  People always ask me, ” Does she still remember you?”  I believe that she does.  I also believe that Alzheimer’s is a very cruel disease.
The thing that I believe is particularly cruel right now is this…I get the impression hat Mama is …