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Personality: William Hamm
Spotlight on board president of Virginia Down Syndrome Association
When parents learn their child has Down syndrome, they often go through a spectrum of emotions—from shock and disbelief to fear and guilt. For some, the diagnosis comes during prenatal testing; for others, it may arrive weeks after the baby is born. William Hamm and his wife, Teresa, received their son David’s diagnosis when he was two weeks old.