{"id":217181,"date":"2020-01-27T12:40:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T18:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=217181"},"modified":"2020-01-26T21:39:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T03:39:05","slug":"mother-bakeshop-capabilities-daughter-down-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/mother-bakeshop-capabilities-daughter-down-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother starts bakeshop to showcase capabilities of daughter with Down syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mary Iusso of Brampton, Ontario, knows that her daughter, Christina, is capable of having an extraordinary life. Sadly, because Christina was born with Down syndrome, people around Iusso suggested that her daughter would never amount to anything — a lie that many parents<\/a> of children with Down syndrome hear.<\/p>\n

Iusso told Global News<\/a>, \u201cWhen Cristina was born, I was told, ‘have no expectations of your daughter. Don\u2019t expect her to be a doctor or a lawyer,’ and Cristina was less than 24 hours old. I thought, \u2018you got to be kidding me. Why doesn\u2019t the world expect anything of her?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the outdated prejudice her daughter faced, Iusso was determined to provide ample opportunity for Christina to develop her talents and flourish in the world. To that end, Iusso opened a unique bake shop in Brampton:\u00a0Christina\u2019s Tortina Shop<\/a>, offering from scratch cupcakes and desserts with a special focus on showcasing the abilities of people with disabilities.<\/p>\n