Andrea Faris Roberts figured her new son, born in 2002, got his almond-shaped eyes from her husband, Rich.
But when doctors confirmed that Reece had Down Syndrome, "I couldn't stop crying," says Andrea, whose prenatal tests were normal. "I thought, 'What's tomorrow going to be like?' "
The answer: Reece has not only enriched his parents' lives but inspired his mom to save kids with Down Syndrome around the world. Researching her son's condition, Andrea learned that in many countries, babies born with the disorder are often abandoned and left in orphanages.
Launching Reece's Rainbow in 2004, the former account manager wrote grant applications and networked with adoption agencies, ultimately dispersing over $4 million to fund adoptions of more than 850 children from Russia, China, Mexico and elsewhere.
source: Yahoo.fr
