{"id":273448,"date":"2022-08-08T08:43:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T13:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=273448"},"modified":"2022-08-06T17:36:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T22:36:41","slug":"uncle-niece-down-syndrome-meet-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/uncle-niece-down-syndrome-meet-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful: Uncle and niece with Down syndrome meet for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A woman’s TikTok<\/a>\u00a0video of her brother meeting his niece has gone viral, because it wasn’t a typical family meeting. The woman, Emilee, shared the moment her younger brother, Joseph, met his new niece Hazel. What made the first-time meeting even more emotional is that Joseph and Hazel both have Down syndrome.<\/p>\n

Baby Hazel was born with Down syndrome and was premature, delivered at just 29 weeks gestation. In a previous video<\/a>, Emilee shared how she learned Hazel would have Down syndrome while she was pregnant, and that she was asked if she wanted to have an abortion. She enthusiastically said yes to life, adding that “we wouldn’t have her any other way.”<\/p>\n

Oddly, that video was removed from TikTok, but when Emilee reposted it, it appeared\u00a0with a warning<\/a>, claiming the video contains “sensitive content” and that some viewers may find it “disturbing.”<\/p>\n

PETITION: Tell TikTok to stop censoring Live Action<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

After spending over 60 days in the NICU, Hazel was finally able to go home, which is when she met her Uncle Joseph. “Such a pure moment,” Emilee wrote. “He was so excited to meet his new niece.”<\/p>\n

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@mountain_mama420<\/a> Such a pure moment. He was so excited to meet his new niece. #hazel<\/a> #downsyndromeawareness<\/a> #downsyndrome<\/a> #downsyndromerocks<\/a> #downsyndromebaby<\/a> \u266c Cornfield Chase – Dorian Marko<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n