A mother whose son was born with Down's syndrome has admitted she thought her 'life was over' when she first found out. Kerry Robles, 36, from Belfast, called it the 'darkest day of my life' when she was told Hanaki was diagnosed with the genetic condition just hours after he was born. However, now her son is four years old, Mrs Robles, an English literature teacher, who is married to husband Damien and also has a daughter, Marley, two, says her initial feelings were wrong – and he is the best thing that has ever happened to her. Mrs Robles, who first learned she was pregnant while the couple were living in Mexico City, said: 'I'm ashamed to say my son's birth was the darkest day of my life.Kerry Robles was living in Mexico City with husband Damien when they found out she was pregnantShe only found out son Hanaki had Down's syndrome after he was bornSays she was 'devastated' and could 'barely look at him'Damien had to be treated for depression after being toldNow couple couldn't imagine life without him, and say they were wrong
'_ has turned everyone's lives upside down, but in a good way,' she said.