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Smith was known as the oldest person in the U.K. with Down Syndrome, setting a record when he turned 78 in 2019. Upon his death, the facility where he lived was flooded with tributes.
Today, people with Down syndrome (DS) are living longer and healthier than any other time in the past. In 1900, the life expectancy of people with DS was 9 years. By 1984, the life expectancy had increased to 28 years.
THE world’s oldest Down’s syndrome sufferer who was never expected to live beyond 12 has now celebrated his 77th birthday. Doctors suspected Kenny Cridge was stillborn when he arrived in 1939 with his twin sister Dorothy.
According to a number of medical reports, a woman with Down syndrome from Illinois, USA, known only as Mrs K., died at the age of 83 after developing complications from a broken hip.
George Wildgust, 77, has Down syndrome and is defying the odds. Doctors initially told his family he wouldn't live past the age of 10. Now he's among the wor...
The oldest surviving woman with Down’s syndrome is believed to be Dollie Grissom, 74, from Oklahoma, US. In the 1940s the average life expectancy for people with his condition was just 12...
RUPERT, Idaho — According to the CDC's most recent statistics, the average lifespan for a Down syndrome patient is 47 years. Rupert resident, Bryce Walker, is 76-years-old and lives with...
Mr. LaPlume, at 65, is believed to be one of the oldest people in the United States with Down syndrome. Last year, Guinness World Records listed Kenny Cridge of Tintinhull, Yeovil, Somerset,...
Frances Gillett knows how to beat the odds. The British woman believed to be the oldest female in the world with Down syndrome just turned 75. She celebrated the milestone with loved ones at a...
A British man with Down syndrome recently celebrated his 77th birthday — a milestone many believe has made him the oldest person in the United Kingdom with the disorder.