My 58-year-old uncle has Down's. My 92-year-old grandma and him live together and she cooks for him. My parents live next door and help out, too.

She was told he wasn't going to live to be 7, then the doctors told her 14 . . . and on until now! He recently developed diabetes but no heart problems. Forty or 50 years ago things weren't as they were now - this heartwarming story (which brought more than a few tears to my eyes) wouldn't have happened when he was younger. My grandma insists he's not to live in a "home" and said he's what keeps her going. Thank you, Lixy!

And believe it or not, Eros, I actually worked with someone who had Marfands . . . she's since become a really good friend. She had surgery but everything's cool now - she's worried about carrying children, though. The doctors have said she'd have difficulty.

Wow, what an amazing thread.