{"id":299861,"date":"2023-10-09T12:35:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T17:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=299861"},"modified":"2023-10-07T12:01:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T17:01:55","slug":"country-singer-song-brother-down-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/country-singer-song-brother-down-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Country singer releases moving song about brother with Down syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A country singer has released a new song about his younger brother with Down syndrome, celebrating the differences they have and urging for inclusion and acceptance.<\/p>\n

John Paul Von Arx said on his website<\/a> that he released the song and music video, which features his brother Sam, to \u201cbring hope to parents expecting a baby with Down Syndrome and express [his] solidarity with families of people with special needs.” He added, “Far too often, there is a stigma surrounding people with special needs and [he wants] to combat and eliminate it and show their dignity to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the song, Von Arx explained that he was 14 when his parents were pregnant with Sam. “She and my dad were worried because \/ the new life inside was different,” he sang. And though Sam is different, Von Arx points out that these differences are in the best ways. “He’s peaceful \/ peaceful and free,” he sang. “And different than who I thought he would be \/ that night I learned that my brother \/ is more than he seems.”<\/p>\n