Loving Dad Takes Adorable Photos Of His Son With Down Syndrome Flying And Melts Everybody’s Hearts

A few weeks ago, a friend introduced me to a man who is fighting the good fight and working hard to shine a positive light on the task of raising a child with Down syndrome. I reserve a great deal of respect for people who are passionate about putting good into the world, so I was more than intrigued by his story.

Admittedly, I don't know a lot about Down syndrome. I've only met a handful of people with DS but never really had an opportunity to get to know any of them. In junior high I remember taking a dance class where we combined with the special education students. At first I was quite nervous, because though I had always been taught to love everyone, I had never directly interacted with anyone who had a disability. I didn't know how to act and I was scared of the unknown.

To a certain degree, we're all afraid of the unknown. This is why I think it's so important that more people take it upon themselves to become familiar with all kinds of people. Lucky for everyone with WiFi, the Internet is an excellent place to start doing just that. Enter Alan Lawrence.-From huffingtn post

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Alan Lawrence is an incredibly inspiring dad from Utah. He is father of 5 kids, one of whom, William, has Down syndrome.
When the Lawrence family learned that Wil, who is only 1 year old and is the youngest of the family, had Down syndrome, they did what almost everybody does these days, they went on the internet to learn some more info about it.
The informations found were discouraging, with only a few people sharing their positive experiences.
From that day the Lawrence family learned day by day that despite the syndrome, Wil was an incredible blessing for their family.
Alan soon started a blog to share the family’s experience with Down syndrome, and began publishing photoshopped pictures of Wil doing his daily activities in a very special way: flying.
It all began when Wil was learning to crawl and the family joked about the fact it looked like he was trying to fly.
Now Wil flies for real, at least in these adorable pictures, with dad Alan hoping they will one day inspire his kid to overcome the daily challenges he will have to face growing up.
Alan has started a Kickstarter project not long ago, it’s called “Bringing the light”, and aims to inspire and support the families that have to struggle against Down syndrome on a daily basis.
Support Alan’s project here.
If you want to know more about Wil, Alan and their adventures, take a look at their site thatdadblog.com, theirFacebook and Instagram pages. (h/t)
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