{"id":69940,"date":"2021-07-29T17:54:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T23:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/?p=69940"},"modified":"2025-08-21T12:53:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:53:21","slug":"caterina-scorsone-with-daughter-pippa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/zh\/caterina-scorsone-with-daughter-pippa\/","title":{"rendered":"How An Unexpected Diagnosis Unveiled A Beautiful Treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_69941\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69941\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69941\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/caterina-family-Photo-by-Rebecca-Coursey-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"Caterina Scorson and family\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/caterina-family-Photo-by-Rebecca-Coursey-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/caterina-family-Photo-by-Rebecca-Coursey-398x223.jpg 398w, https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/caterina-family-Photo-by-Rebecca-Coursey-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/caterina-family-Photo-by-Rebecca-Coursey-390x219.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/caterina-family-Photo-by-Rebecca-Coursey.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Caterina Scorsone and family (photo by Rebecca Couresy)<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Actress, advocate, and mother of 3, Caterina Scorsone shares how having a child with Down syndrome challenged her to open her mind. What she discovered changed her life.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Best known for her role as Dr. Amelia Shepherd on ABC\u2019s <em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em>, award-winning actress Caterina Scorsone has spent her career playing different characters by learning how to empathize and connect with people, a skill she developed as a child actor in Canada. In November of 2016, Caterina received unexpected news and she had to prepare for her most challenging role yet: mother to a child with Down syndrome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When Caterina learned that her daughter, Paloma, \u201cPippa,\u201d had Down syndrome, she recalls feeling scared and intimidated by the diagnosis. \u201cI have always been the type of person who tackles challenges with careful planning and thoughtful preparation, and this, I was completely unprepared for,\u201d Caterina explains. \u201cAnd that caused me so much anxiety and worry. What type of mother did that make me, not knowing how to care for my own child?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Honing her years of practice studying how people think, feel, and act, Caterina realized she had all the tools she needed to be a good mother to Pippa. \u201cNo one is ready for a Down syndrome diagnosis for their child, but they become ready one way or another, because they have to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cPippa has taught me how to be a better mother to all my children, and to be a better person in general. A better friend, sister, daughter, colleague,\u201d says Caterina, who is using her public platform to share her parenting experiences with the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A rising advocate in the Down syndrome community, Caterina hopes to spread awareness to society and serve as a source of information and support for families.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69942\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69942\" class=\"wp-image-69942\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/caterina-scorsone-pic-by-Rebecca-Couresy-532x354.jpg\" alt=\"Caterina Scorsone with her family\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/caterina-scorsone-pic-by-Rebecca-Couresy-532x354.jpg 532w, https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/caterina-scorsone-pic-by-Rebecca-Couresy-329x219.jpg 329w, https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/caterina-scorsone-pic-by-Rebecca-Couresy-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/caterina-scorsone-pic-by-Rebecca-Couresy-335x223.jpg 335w, https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/caterina-scorsone-pic-by-Rebecca-Couresy.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Caterina Scorsone with her family (photo by Rebecca Couresy)<br \/><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Motherhood <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Today, Caterina is a mother to three beautiful children: Eliza (9), Paloma aka \u201cPippa\u201d (4), and Lucinda aka \u201cLucky\u201d (19 months). She says that while they are all very different from each other, the thing all her children have in common is their very distinct and strong personalities. The proud mother describes Eliza as the problem-solver and creative thinker, Pippa as insightful and determined, and Lucky as fun-loving and strong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Caterina shares how her ever-changing and ever-growing journey as a parent has continued to challenge her and teach her important lessons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWhen I was pregnant with my first, Eliza, I was so excited and ready to be a mom. I wanted to make sure I was the best mom I could be, so I read all the books and articles I could find on parenting. It was like preparing for a role. By the time Eliza was born, I felt really prepared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThree years later, when Pippa was born, the whole game changed. When we received her Down syndrome diagnosis, I was scared. I was intimidated by my lack of knowledge and skill in this area. I didn\u2019t know what her needs would be or how I would meet them. I worried about what the future would hold for her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Searching for support and information, Caterina was frustrated by the lack of resources available to new parents of children with Down syndrome. She recalls how, at first, she allowed her frustration to take over, and her mind became overwhelmed with thoughts of fear, worry, and doubt. \u201cMy mind was stuck in the future, worrying about all the what-ifs, that I was missing the what-is right in front of me,\u201d Caterina explains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Caterina realized she needed to put her worries aside and move her focus to the real priority \u2013 which was to be there for her children. Shifting her focus to Eliza and Pippa, Caterina\u2019s worries transformed into curiosity. She observed how the two interacted with each other and how both were developing and growing, in their own ways, at their own speed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Caterina describes Pippa as very determined, insightful, sensitive, fun, and honest. \u201cOne of the most beautiful things about Pippa is how connected she is to her experience. If she wants to do something, she is very excited to do it and thoroughly enjoys it. And if she doesn\u2019t want to do something, she is very connected to her gut and knows what she doesn\u2019t want. Pippa\u2019s self-acceptance frees her limiting beliefs, like worry about other people\u2019s expectations of her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOnce I embraced the diagnosis, I was able to appreciate what it invited into our lives, which was a beautiful shift in perspective that enhanced our whole way of living. Pippa has forced me to leave behind preconceptions about who people are and what they should or should not be like. It allowed me to see every person I encounter as completely unique, no longer subjected to some sort of list of standards that people are either succeeding or failing to live up to. I had to radically reconsider everyone\u2019s individuality, including my own.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In December of 2019, when Caterina had her third daughter, Lucinda, \u201cLucky,\u201d she felt more prepared than ever before. Caterina knew this newfound life perspective would instill important values in all her kids and that she could handle any challenge that comes their way with grace. Similar to the creative environment she grew up in, Caterina says the family enjoys lots of dressing up and dance parties together in their home.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69943\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69943\" class=\"wp-image-69943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pippa-scorsone-Rebecca-Couresy-535x354.jpg\" alt=\"Pippa scorsone daugther to Caterina Scorsone\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pippa-scorsone-Rebecca-Couresy-535x354.jpg 535w, https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pippa-scorsone-Rebecca-Couresy-331x219.jpg 331w, https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pippa-scorsone-Rebecca-Couresy-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pippa-scorsone-Rebecca-Couresy-337x223.jpg 337w, https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pippa-scorsone-Rebecca-Couresy.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Pippa Scorsone daugther to Caterina Scorsone (photo by Rebecca Couresy)<br \/><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Giving Back<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWhen Caterina took to Instagram to announce Pippa\u2019s birth and diagnosis with excitement, we could tell right away that she was one of us and that she would be a powerful voice in the Down syndrome community,\u201d says GLOBAL President and CEO, Michelle Sie Whitten. \u201cAfter developing a relationship with her over the next several years, and learning about her passion for our research, we proudly selected Caterina as the recipient of our 2020 <em>Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award, <\/em>GLOBAL\u2019s most prestigious honor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Caterina accepted the award virtually at the 2020 <em>\u7f8e\u4e3d\u505a\u81ea\u5df1\u65f6\u88c5\u79c0<\/em>. Caterina was proud to be a co-awardee with Spanish model Mari\u00e1n \u00c1vila, who is dedicated to getting people with Down syndrome more represented in the media. \u201cMari\u00e1n is such a beautiful person inside and out. After the show, she even mailed me a box of \u2018Congratulations\u2019 chocolates! It was such a personal, sweet touch,\u201d Caterina remembers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As a GLOBAL advocate and spokesperson, Caterina aims to use her public platform to raise awareness about Down syndrome and help new parents navigate the diagnosis. \u201cI want to help new parents feel less scared and more excited about their child\u2019s future, knowing that they have support,\u201d she says.&nbsp; \u201cMy hope is that as a culture and a society, that we can learn to lead with the person, not the diagnosis. That we can recognize the humanity in each one of us. The Global Down Syndrome Foundation embodies that vision.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One of the elements of GLOBAL\u2019s work that Caterina feels most passionate about is the breakthrough research. \u201cGLOBAL\u2019s research arm, the Crnic Institute, published a groundbreaking study on how the overactive immune system in people with Down syndrome is part of a different disease spectrum, which opens up so many opportunities for research,\u201d Caterina explains. \u201cIt\u2019s really hard as a parent to make sound medical decisions for your child when the information that your doctor has is often not complete based on the genetic makeup of our kids with Down syndrome. It\u2019s priceless to have the full picture of information.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Caterina encourages families who are interested in advocacy to read about the important breakthroughs in research on GLOBAL\u2019s website and to join them in their fight for increased federal funding for Down syndrome research.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69945\" style=\"width: 246px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69945\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pippa-Scorsone-rebecca-couresy_-236x354.jpg\" alt=\"Pippa Scorsone daugher of Caterina Scorsone\" width=\"236\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pippa-Scorsone-rebecca-couresy_-236x354.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pippa-Scorsone-rebecca-couresy_-146x219.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pippa-Scorsone-rebecca-couresy_-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pippa-Scorsone-rebecca-couresy_-149x223.jpg 149w, https:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pippa-Scorsone-rebecca-couresy_.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Pippa Scorsone daugher of Caterina Scorsone (photo by Rebecca Couresy)<br \/><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cDown syndrome is just one aspect of the deep and multi-faceted human beings that have the condition,\u201d Caterina continues. \u201cI\u2019ve found that the key to being a good parent, and a good person, is in curiosity. Be curious about your children and who they are. Be curious about yourself. Be curious about what scares you. Lead with the search for knowledge and understanding, rather than judgement, and you will be surprised by how much you will continuously learn about the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>To learn more about Caterina and to watch her inspiring Quincy Jones Award speech, visit <\/em><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bebeautifulbeyourself.org\/caterina-scorsone\"><em>www.bebeautifulbeyourself.org\/caterina-scorsone<\/em><\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To access GLOBAL\u2019s informative resources on research and medical care, visit <\/span><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/about-down-syndrome\/resources\/\"><em>www.globaldownsyndrome.org\/about-down-syndrome\/resources<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"color: #000; padding: 0px 35px;\"><strong><em>\u559c\u6b22\u8fd9\u7bc7\u6587\u7ae0\u5417\uff1f<\/em><\/strong> \u7acb\u5373\u52a0\u5165\u5168\u7403\u5510\u6c0f\u7efc\u5408\u75c7\u57fa\u91d1\u4f1a\u7684\u4f1a\u5458\u8ba1\u5212\uff0c\u5373\u53ef\u83b7\u5f97 4 \u671f\u83b7\u5956\u5b63\u520a\u30014 \u4e2a\u5b63\u8282\u6027\u6559\u80b2\u7f51\u7edc\u7cfb\u5217\u8bb2\u5ea7\u4ee5\u53ca\u7533\u8bf7\u5168\u7403\u5c31\u4e1a\u548c\u6559\u80b2\u8865\u52a9\u91d1\u7684\u8d44\u683c\u3002<br \/>\n\u7acb\u5373\u6ce8\u518c <a href=\"http:\/\/downsyndromeworld.org\/membership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">downsyndromeworld.org<\/a>!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress, advocate, and mother of 3, Caterina Scorsone shares how having a child with Down syndrome challenged her to open her mind. 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