50 Mums | 50 Kids | 1 Extra Chromosome

With thanks to the artist Christina Perri for her support and Singing Hands for the original concept.

It started with proud parents who’ve been told by the media that children like theirs should be “screened out.”

This video is a carpool karaoke style lip sync video in support of World Down Syndrome Day features 50 mums and their children singing along to Christina Perri’s multi-platinum

With thanks to the artist Christina Perri for her support and Singing Hands for the original concept.

What You Should Know About the Down Syndrome Video: ’50 Mums | 50 Kids | 1 Extra Chromosome’

selling track, “A Thousand Years”. The mums are all part of a Facebook group known as “Designer Genes” created for parents who have a child with Down’s Syndrome born in 2013/14.

They got together to show the world just how ordinary and fun life with the condition is and how they #wouldntchangeathing.

This is so beautiful. My brother has down syndrome. But he’s the best thing ever, can do everything and most of all he brightens up my life. I wouldn’t be the same person without him.

Christina Perri – A Thousand Years [Official Music Video]

I was completely touched by thus video, what a beautiful message. It reminds us how fragile life can be, and that we can get the best things from the adversity.