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Today is World Down Syndrome day. Today is also exactly five weeks since our son, Andrew Solomon Domorev, was born. Life took a detour that day when our beautiful little boy surprised us with one extra chromosome. Evidence of a related serious medical issue saw a sudden and dramatic transfer from regional Bundaberg Base hospital by the Royal Flying Doctor Service to the Mater Mother's hospital. Here Andrew would spend at best weeks, if not months, in NICU recovering from life-saving surgery to take place at the Lady Cilento Children's hopsital just two days after he was born.
As the word got out to friends and family, support came in from far and wide. Hundreds of people started praying, we received gifts and donations, messages, offers of help, and were suddenly overwhelmed by the arms of love around us and the immense love for our newborn baby.
Andrew Solomon, in spite of his numerous medical issues, recovered surprisingly quickly from his surgery, and after just a few weeks, was transferred back to Bundaberg Base hospital and back home to Agnes Water several days later.
So today, with incredible joy, we celebrate. Today, with pride, we celebrate our beautiful son, with his one extra chomosome, and today we celebrate World Down Syndrome day. We celebrate the incredible advancements made in medicine that will see our son live a full and long life. We also celebrate the ongoing changes in attitudes in society that mean our son is cherished and valued in our community as he is in our home, not hidden away, but loved.
Alexei and Rebecca Domorev Founders of Tielka
Read a little more of our story in The Gladstone Observer
It's 8:47am.
You're closing in on the start of your day and feel like you already need a break.
Conversations out loud with small people buzzing at your feet.
Conversations in your head with big people who are most certainly wrong.
You've sorted them all out. You don't feel any better for it.
Where did all the energy go?
You've probably noticed how your day flows better when you start with a cup of tea.
Time for yourself. A moment of clarity.
Your morning cup sets you on a good path for the rest of the day.
Combine that with a mid morning cuppa, early, late afternoon sips and an evening herbal and your day is broken into approachable chunks of time.
It's no secret that habits form the basis of success, and a day built around habitual cups of tea creates a perfect framework to organise your day.
If you're just as excited as we were that this could even be a thing, hold on to your knickers, this white tea party is just getting started.
Remember how white tea is jam-packed with antioxidants and supports skin elasticity?
And how can we forget about theanine, that magical amino acid in white tea that gives you a massive mood boost?
Well, what if we added some lemon, a little honey, and GIN?