When Simon was born I was endlessly correcting people who would say, “He’s adopted”. I would say, “He was adopted. It’s how he came into our family, not who he is.” This same phenomenon is happening with Ramona. Several people have innocently inquired, “Oh, is that because she’s DiGeorge?” And I say, “Well, the fact the she’s been diagnosed with DiGeorge might be related to…”

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