[Sammi]

It's not fair to people with Down Syndrome to romanticize and downplay their suffering. They all have to suffer with a strong disease their whole lives. Many are much to sick to part of "normal life" and we never see the really sick ones in public. We really only see the few one's that are doing exceptionally well. The rest are institutionalized. Many still die young. Many require invasive surgeries during early childhood.