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Tales of Saarthi: Sharayu and Chinmay Mirji

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I am Sharayu and this is my little brother Chinmay who has Down Syndrome. Tales of Saarthi: Sharayu and Chinmay Mirji

I still clearly remember the day he was born. The joy I felt when I first held him and then every day as I watched him grow is just indescribable. I knew there was something special about him. He took longer than others to learn the simplest of things but eventually he would excel at anything he put his mind to.

He has the most charming smile and is always so happy, sometimes it makes you wonder what is he so happy about? I remember when I was away for studies, I used to wait desperately to come home only to hug him.

He is an ace badminton player and has participated in tournaments though he doesn’t care about the score or winning. He just enjoys the game. He also loves cycling and can often be seen happily riding his bicycle in our society compound. He has a special bond with everyone around like his badminton teacher, his music teacher, the driver, or even our building watchman! One of my favorite activities is to take him to his music or dance classes where I get to meet all the other special kids. The energy and the love that they shower is just out of this world.

Our lives have been immensely enriched since the day my brother was born. Being his elder sister is the biggest blessing of my life. The extra chromosome is really a lot of extra love and extra happiness!!!

 

Saarthi: Sibling Support Network India is a community of siblings of children/adults with intellectual & developmental disabilities (IDD) and other disabilities. Siblings can connect with other siblings , voice out their experiences, share their journey and tips that helped them along, seek mental health support , initiate steps towards future planning and get decision making support and also participate in research on sibling studies.

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Read another blog on siblings: Tales of Saarthi : Priyanka and Divyanka Swaminathan

 

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