Journal Entry for April 25, 2007
Today kath is having a good day I have a bad cold and she is trying to take care of me.
Iam a retired R.N.I like to read,piece quilts and sew for my daughter.I have one other daughter who lives with me plus her 3 boys.
Iam a retired R.N.I like to read,piece quilts and sew for my daughter.I have one other daughter who lives with me plus her 3 boys.
Today kath is having a good day I have a bad cold and she is trying to take care of me.
I just noticed your daughters name is kathleen. Thats an irish name although you dont here it so much here in Ireland these days. Katie in Ireland xxxx
Hi there , I do hope you join us on eight plus downs, We are not a huge group but we do have a couple of members in their 20's . We are very anxious to attract more members exactly like you!!! You have been through it all!!! Hope to speak to you soon Katie xxxx
Hi! My name is Karen. I have a daughter who 7yrs old with DS. If you are on my friends list than I can invite you to the eight plus downs group. It's the only way I know how to get you the link that will take you there. I'm not too computer savvy. I hope you join. I want to let you know that we mostly have teens and preteens on there, but you're more than welcomed. We could learn alot from you I'm sure.
I was told by a family Dr. that yrs. ago people with DS had a shorter life expectancy but that is no longer the case. My husbands cousin who is in her late 60's has Alzheimers now but up until a year ago had been doing very well.
When Olivia was born they told me at the hospital that DS babies can live way into their late 50's, reading what you put seems scarey, think terri right, it must depend on their health and 46 in a very positive age to hear about, thats a good age which makes me feel proud that Olivia will have a good long life too. Hazel x
kathleen was born when i was 21 she is the oldest of 3.she had no medical promlems other than low thyroid requiring supplementation until the last year and ahalf.she has been obese since about 22 or 23yrs.she has had severe infections in her legs all needing hospitalization and this year diagnosed with sarcoidosis.she seems to be aging rapidly.she was always bright and cheerful but now rarely smiles and her memory is deteriorating.