A positive article...Woman with down-syndrome successful as a music teacher

[Kyriakos]

http://www.wltx.com/news/article/121995/2/Teacher-Born-With-Down-Syndrome-Breaks-Sterotypes

This is from 2011 (i thought there was a far more recent story of this kind, but could not find it), however it is worth posting i think, given its extremely positive message to people born with Down-syndrome (and by extention other kinds of health-issues).

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - One local assistant teacher is living proof that with motivation and a positive attitude there is nothing that can't be accomplished.

"I always tried hard, and I always did my best," said Bryann Burgess, an assistant teacher with a school called Kindermusik.

From day one, the 22-year-old came into this world with an extra obstacle.

"I was born with down syndrome, on August 20th, 1988," Burgess said.

Something that many would see as a difficulty, she turned into an inspiration.

"I'm studying music and theater. It's my major."

Bryann is a junior at USC's Carolina Life non-degree program.

"I'm now living on campus. For the very first time this year and it's really exciting. It was a big challenge from going from home schooling to a big campus at USC, and to live on campus. It was hard. But we did it!"

She's ultimately wants to be a full-time teacher, and is getting hands on experience teaching music along side the director of Kindermusik, Ally Trotter.

From the video in that link the teacher seems to be enjoying her work and looks happy and productive. So a great story all-around

 

[civ_king]

Society today claims she should have been aborted because she is incapable of being happy due to Down's Syndrome, but she seems happy to me.

 

[Kyriakos]

^ Definitely agree

Sadly though it seems that many people with these types of mental problems are far less able to feel happy and that they produce and create something that interests them.