How To Write An Essay About Oscar Smith's Life

Oscar Smith touched the lives of everyone around him. No matter what difficult circumstances may come into his life, he always stays positive and never lets it affect the smile he has on his face. Whenever he smiles, positivity reflects onto the rest of the world. Though Oscar seemed to be joyful all the time, he was not always that way. Before Oscar was born, his parents already knew they were going to go through slmany complications with his birth. On June 15, 1995, Dr. Hildebrand walked into the waiting room and called Oscar’s parents into his office. “Robert and Julie, you might want to sit down for this,” Dr. Hildebrand spoke cautiously. “From the ultra sounds that we took last week, we have determined that your child will be born with Down Syndrome.” …show more content…
Julie, sitting in shock, thought to herself, “Why?” as she sat there with the watermelon sized baby laying in her stomach. Oscar’s parents were given the choice whether or not they wanted to abort the child, or even put him up for adoption. Oscar’s parents were devout Christians, and they knew that abortion was wrong. They believed that it was murder, so that was completely out of the question, no matter the advice of the doctor or the different people around them. They truly contemplated placing Oscar up for adoption. For the next two weeks after they received the news from the ultra sound, they prayed very hard and spent long nights staying up, talking about what the best plan would be. …show more content…
“Dr. Hildebrand, we have decided to keep the baby.” Robert spoke cautiously. “We realize the different struggles that will come with this child, but we are willing to take them on. We have talked about the pros and cons, and we believe that giving up this baby for adoption would be a decision we would regret for the rest of our