McFarland tells three birth stories, including her own daughter’s. “My prayers, such as they were, were answered. Even though at my age, the chances of having a baby with Down syndrome had increased to 1 out of 125 (from 1…
“The first thing was to rescue them from loneliness, to give them some companionship…to surround them with the influences of art and nature, to bring some joy to their lives, to stimulate them, to make them think.” P. 35 (Langston…