Thriving kids Kudos for Kirsten Fleming’s excellent piece ( “Kids with Down’s vanishing,” June 9). Back in the ’60s my friend’s mother gave birth to a child with Down Syndrome. The doctor immediately told her that he’d “take care of the baby.” She declined. That baby, Grace, recently turned 60. She’s been gainfully employed by a non-profit organization and is loved by hundreds. Imperfect? Maybe. But perhaps more perfect than the rest of us. Scott Ventrella Ridgefield, Conn. Pope Leo, lefty It