Caily's Story
By Jodi and Gavin Samuels
Hello, my name is Caila Samuels but I like to be called Caily. I'm two years old and I have Down syndrome. Everyone tells me that I'm doing really well -- I walk and feed myself and play all the same games as my other two-year-old friends at playgroup. I'm very friendly, full of smiles and sociable, I’m assertive, interactive and intensely curious. Some things are difficult for me to learn but I work really hard and never give up. I have a wonderful family and excellent therapists that help me. I may not be designer perfect but my Imma told me that life doesn’t have to be perfect to be wonderful.
My dream is to attend a Jewish Day School in Manhattan -- it’s the same school that my brother, Meron, and sister, Temira, go to. They are my favorite people in the whole world. Abba and Imma have been trying to get me into the school for five months but the professional and lay leaders of the school just keep saying “No.” I don’t understand why, especially since they haven’t even met me or spoken to me.