For most Americans, 9-11 will be the dividing line in 2001; for the Lammerding family it was July 5. After nine months of anticipation, my wife, Karyn Shriver Lammerding ’88, and I welcomed William Lammerding into the world. Within hours it became clear that he was not like other children. We know now that he suffers from a rare genetic disorder, mosaic trisomy 8. This means most of his cells have an extra eighth chromosome. Down syndrome is classified as trisomy 21. 1 Column Content Background Color White Ali...