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Had known that Down syndrome was present before she was born, he and

, Sydney's mother, would have terminated the pregnancy.

" I know there would be no Sydney, and that tears me apart now, " he

said. " She's a wonderful, joyous child. "

and , both university professors, wanted a perfect child who

was bright and athletic.

" We got Sydney, " he said. " She has enriched my life to a

degree I didn't think was possible. She changed my whole focus on life, on what

has value and what doesn't have value, and what we consider valuable. We don't

all get to be Wayne Gretzky, and there's nothing wrong with that. "

When accepted his daughter's special needs, he learned how to be a

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