We left the orphanage at 18 with no family, no money, and no support — just two young hearts stepping into a world that didn’t expect much from us.
Yet today, we’re married and raising our beautiful daughter, Lily — our sunshine, our pride, our greatest proof that love can build what life once denied us. ❤️👧✨

Mark and I met as kids in the orphanage, both living with Down syndrome.
People doubted we could ever live independently…
that we could work…that we could build a future…
that we could love in the way they thought “real adults” do.
But we chose to believe in each other when no one else did. 🤝💛

We started with almost nothing — one tiny rented room, simple jobs, and a long list of things we had to learn on our own.
Every setback felt heavy, every step forward felt like a victory.
But through it all, we kept holding hands, reminding each other that we were stronger together. 🏡✨

Years later, we got married, bought a small home, and created the loving family we never had.
And now Lily grows up with warmth, stability, bedtime stories, and the gentle love of two parents who understand better than anyone what it means to fight for a better life. 💖🌸

She loves hearing our story — how two teenagers with nothing but hope made a promise to stay together, and kept that promise through every storm.
We may have started with very little, but in the end, we built everything we ever dreamed of. 💛✨