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I’ve written previously about Alzheimer’s and how it relates to my family. My grandma almost certainly had it before she passed, but back in those days we knew so much less about it. Odds are higher that my youngest son may develop Alzheimer’s because of it’s association with Down Syndrome.

It’s been over a year since my father-in-law died. He was diagnosed with dementia in 2002. I’d only known him since 1993 or so, so I’m not sure how long the dementia affected him; but I wouldn’t be surprised to find out he’d been living with it for almost as long as I’d known him.

Writer Ann Bauer’s adult son is autistic and, in an article in today’s Washington Post, she writes about the question that are always just under the surface of my conscious thoughts: What happens to Charlie after Jim and I are not here?

I am as guilty as anyone. I read the paper (mostly online now), and scan the national and local headlines: Taking Necessary Steps Against Credit Crisis. California May Ban Trans Fats. Okay, I think. Okay. Nothing I have to deal with at the moment. No action needed.

When I first read about Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, I was intrigued. She's one of only eight women running a state government, mothers five children, runs marathons, and manages to have approval ratings in the 90's. As if that weren't enough, her name continues to be mentioned on the short-list of people being considered as McCain's vice-presidential nominee.

For People With Down Syndrome, Longer Life Has Complications Andrea Mohin Gerry Thomas, 50, who has Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s, with his sister, Beth Thomas, in their Queens home. His Superman T-shirt was bold and bright, but his face was creased with confusion. Gerry Thomas was stumped by...

Boy taunted after Seven’s Down syndrome gaffe Channel Seven is facing legal action and an advertising boycott after popular show All Saints implied that Down syndrome is caused by incest. Down syndrome groups say that at least one child has already been subject to schoolyard taunts because of the “preposterous” storyline.

Down syndrome is caused by the presence of an extra chromosome in the body cells. John Langdon Down the doctor who first described it. Down syndrome is a genetic condition. Different countries use different names for Down syndrome. People with Down syndrome all have a certain degree of learning disability.

A report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) presents information on 33 major birth defects and shows that for many conditions, more males than females were reported to have a congenital anomaly (59% versus 41%).

My daughter, Darah was tube fed for the first two years of her life. Most people had absolutely no idea what her feeding tube was and I got a lot of stares or quick “look aways” and a lot of questions about what those tubes were for. Darah was born with a very serious heart defect.