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Tomorrow is Silly Sock Day!

Please show me yours.

Why do we wear silly socks on 3:21 in support of people with Down syndrome?

The clinical term for Down Syndrome is Trisomy 21

Trisomy 21 means 3 (tri) chromosomes (somy) of the 21st chromosome.
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Why socks?

If you were to look at your chromosomes under a microscope, you would see 23 pairs of sock shaped structures.

If you were looking at the chromosomes of a person with Down syndrome, you would see the 21st pair wasn’t a pair but a trio.
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We hope you’ll join us tomorrow in rocking your Silly Socks and in remembering the only difference between you and someone with Down Syndrome is a tiny little chromosome.

We also hope you’ll dance, sing and celebrate how lucky we are to know and love people with Trisomy 21.

Love,
April 💛
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