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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, because my brother has DS (luckily no heart issues). There are wide ranges of it in terms of severity. I've been around lots of people with DS, and I'd say at least 90% can live quite fulfilling lives. The remaining 10% have it tough -- non-verbal, phsyically-disabled, and often other ailments, like one I knew who had both DS and cerebral palsy.

I know this sounds awful, but it's been on my mind as my parents age. Statistically, you're likely to be at your own child's funeral since few people with DS live past 50. It's going to be an excruciatingly tough time for all of us when that happens in my family.[/quote]

Actually, life expectancies for people with DS have improved rapidly.  In the past 15 years, the average life span for someone with DS has doubled, and is now 49, which means that even today many people are living past 50.  It's likely that that number will continue to climb and that the babies born today will have a different life expectancy as they grow.

I hope your brother is with you for a long time, and vice versa.[/quote]

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