Brothers

Matt is Sam's older brother. Matt is a wonderful role model for Sam, and a great father and brother/brother-in-law. We are so blessed to have Matt and his whole family as part of our support system.
Matt, this is an awesome entry. Excellent job on your "first blog"!!

By Matt Hudson


How has having Logan as a nephew changed my view of people with disabilities? Well, I actually do not recall having a perspective on the matter or having ever spent much of any time thinking about it before Logan was born, so I’m not sure there was really much to change. I just went about life in my typical insensitive way and may have only felt sorry for people with Down Syndrome when I encountered them. Having a child with disabilities always seemed like someone else’s problem that was light years from anything that would affect my life. Until that morning. We received a call that the doctors thought my brother and Katie’s new baby boy, Logan, might have Down Syndrome and was being rushed to Johns Hopkins for tests. I remember hearing the news and feeling so sorry for Sam and Katie and struggling to envision how their lives would be “dealing” with a child with such special needs. Well, I must say, I never envisioned such a positive turn their lives would take. I am so proud of my brother and Katie and how they have so bravely embraced raising Logan. They continually demonstrate what a positive impact having a child with Down Syndrome can have on a family. I have watched Sam take on new leadership roles, motivate large sums of people to plunge in frigid waters and raise tens of thousands of dollars for the benefit of countless other children and families. I have seen Sam and Katie come together and rally their friends and family to forge a support network that is rivaled by none. It is so much fun sharing the joys, trials and tribulations of fatherhood with my brother. I learn from Sam and am so impressed with what a great father he has become. As I reflect back, I realize that Logan has helped all of us grow, and that children with disabilities bring just as much joy in all the same ways as every other child. I look forward to sharing the journey of fatherhood together with Sam and the many good times to come.