We are all too familiar with the occasional dilemma we face when invited to attend a family Simcha.

For families with typical children the focus is around scheduling, deciding which children are too young to attend, arranging babysitters or friends who we could leave ur little ones with until late at night, while outfitting the older ones in honor of the occasion which likely entails getting their hair done, renting gowns, etc.

Hey, its Gadi + Mom and we’re back. You might remember us from the article featuring Cerebral Palsy, where I had told you about Gadi’s birth story and how we’ve gotten this diagnosis. I wanted to do a quick update and fill you folks in on what we’ve been up to this past year.

Childhood prevalence of OSA is around 50–100%, with this prevalence nearing 100% in adulthood. In a recent study of a large group of children with DS, 66% were found to have OSA on a sleep study (also called polysomnogram or PSG) and about half of these children presented with severe disease.