The turning point
Ann‘s flourishing business faced an unexpected twist at its peak when her second daughter was born with Down syndrome. For her, it was the moment of reckoning, challenging the trajectory of her success.
“I knew what Down syndrome was, but I didn’t think it would happen to me. When it did, it felt like a brick had hit me in the face. I needed to recover and find out as much as I could. What could I do so that my little girl would have a normal life?” said Ann.
Despite both Ann and her husband being high achievers in their careers, they made the courageous choice to prioritise their daughter’s well-being.
“At that time, both of us were at the peak of our careers, but even though there was little chance that our child would get better, we decided to do it,” Ann said.
Ann decided to close some of her businesses and went to…
