Zøren's quilt    (Quilt Completed)

Thank you

Thank you so much, he loves it. It’s just amazing. When he first saw it he just said WOW!!!

Finished photos

Individual squares

Card

Stitched by: Linda Cropper

Biography

Zoren is my fourth child. After his birth, which was my 4th c-section I was very poorly & Z was the most chilled out, sleepy baby. It was only the day after he was born when I was feeling a bit better that I started to suspect that he had Down's Syndrome. After googling signs & symptoms I was pretty sure & pointed this out to a midwife. After much deliberation a consultant agreed with me & we were discharged with some leaflets which were full of negativity & a date for a confirmation blood test. I got home at midnight & cried until morning then decided to start fresh, binned the negative leaflets & since then Z has thrived.

Zoren is a born performer & has found a second home at Chickenshed theatre where he takes part in their regular Tales from the Shed shows & recently performed in a play called Imagine If… Seeing Z on stage was magical & you can see that is where he was born to be. Chickenshed has become family to us & we can’t wait to see him in this year's pantomime. Despite things taking longer for Z & him needing to work so much harder than his peers he always has a smile on his face & his confidence & charm wins him through any sticky situation along with his quick wit & cheekiness.

We’ve had some bumps in the road, when Z was 6 weeks old he had some symptoms of leukaemia & a stressful wait to receive clear tests, then again when he was 3 when thankfully his symptoms turned out to be an underactive thyroid which is controlled with daily medication. Z has small kidneys which are monitored yearly but thankfully they don’t seem to be causing any problems at present & we are currently toilet training as Z is now ready at 9 & all seems to be going well so far.