Miracle Baby Research Paper

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Miracle Baby On a cold winter day in January of 1999, in Nebraska City, Nebraska, Cassie Leigh Binder was born with a birth defect that would change my mind forever. Throughout my life, Cassie’s disability has taught me to have more patience and sympathy for those who have the same struggles as she has, and it also has given me responsibilities that not many other teenagers would have. “The baby was born with a hole in her heart and a birth defect called Down Syndrome.” the doctor said, “We are going to need to do surgery on her heart right away or she may not make it much longer.” I felt my heart skip a beat because I was scared to lose my baby sister. I sat there on that…show more content…
At first my mom found teaching her was a bit tough but with patience and discipline, each day seemed to get a little easier. Everyday, after finishing homework, each one of us kids got to pitch in and pick something to teach our baby sister. I was so excited to be the teacher for once instead of one of the students, it felt like playing school. My two older brothers, Ty and Trevor, taught Cassie how to ride a bicycle with training wheels, and my two older sisters, Kylee and Jessica, taught her math and reading. Considering I was only about 7 years old, I could not teach her much, but I could teach her the basic routine of getting ready for dinner and then bed. To me the everyday basics such as taking a shower and brushing my teeth came easy, but to Cassie it was a bolder in the road. She struggled with making her bed, getting herself dressed in the mornings, tying her own shoes, brushing her own teeth, and she even had a hard time brushing her own hair. She only talked when she felt like it, but when she did talk it brought a smile to my face. Everything Cassie did and sometimes still does requires a lot more time and a lot more patients than you and I need but through her tough battles, she gave me a better understanding of how hard life can be with a disability. It gave me more sympathy when I met people who share the same…show more content…
Every morning before class would start, she sang a little tune to say hello to her friend. She sang, “Hello, Ryan! Hello, Ryan! Hello, Ryan! How are you today? Hello, Ryan, how are you today?”. Cassie and Ryan loved going bowling, rollerblading, and especially loved to get ice cream with each other’s families. Ryan would sometimes try to give Cassie hugs and kisses and she would try to pull away, but he was a little stronger than her and usually won. I became a lot more protective of her after seeing her feel as uncomfortable as she was. I started to make sure Ryan didn’t do anything that would bother Cassie, and when he did try, I would quickly tell him, “NO!” and “Keep your hands to yourself, Ryan!”. Ryan soon gave up trying to win her heart and through middle school, he became one of Cassie’s best friends. Cassie was happy to have such a great friend and I was so happy that she was
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