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...nty living on leased land; most of that leased land is found in what people call mobile home parks or communities. Accepting a Disabled Child As she walked out of the doctor¡¯s office admiring the perfect little black and white photograph of her expected child, she never thought that she would hear the words ¡°I¡¯m sorry to tell you¡your baby has Down¡¯s Syndrome. ... No new parent ever considers the thought that their ¡°perfect¡± child growing inside of the womb may have a different spin on life, a different outlook, and a different plan. ... When a family finds out that their newborn has a disorder they go through stages, helping them to accept or not accept the child. ... It is a way of dealing with the loss of the ¡°perfect¡± child that was expected. ... ¡± ¡°My child will be perfect. ... Parents need to have changes made because they just became their child¡¯s doctor, counsellor, and teacher; they need the energy and anxiety to do this. ... Fear is like the tie, even though parents do not know how to deal with the situation they also are afraid for their child, if it will be made fun of, what it will be able to do and not do, but fear encourages the parent to keep going, face the child they were given and let go of the one they were not. ... This is a normal part of grieving the loss of the ¡°expected child. ... ¡± Or another form is to think that only good things happen to good people, so therefore a parent of a disabled child must be bad. ... Anger towards the problems their child has and the crushing ...