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Little Rock mom partners with Jack's Basket to celebrate children with Down's syndrome
21 Feb 2025 01:51 GMT
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A Little Rock mom is aiming to help parents of children with Down's syndrome.
Two-and-a-half years after her son Noah was diagnosed, Brittany Parks is volunteering with Jack's Basket to help give families a free way to …
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Carer told man with Down's Syndrome not to jump into the water before fatal accident in swimming pool on Spanish holiday, inquest told
18 Feb 2025 19:53 GMT
By SHANNON MCGUIGAN
Published: 13:07 EST, 18 February 2025 | Updated: 13:07 EST, 18 February 2025
A senior carer told a man with Down's Syndrome not to jump in the water prior to a fatal swimming pool incident, an inquest has heard.
Michael Parker …
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Man with Down's Syndrome died after jumping into shallow pool in Spain
18 Feb 2025 13:12 GMT
A senior carer said she had told a man who died after jumping into a swimming pool not to jump in prior to the incident, an inquest has heard. Michael Parker, who had Down’s syndrome, died on June 12 2023 while on holiday in Spain with residents and staff …
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Man with Down's Syndrome died after his carer accidentally jumped on top of him in a swimming pool during a summer holiday in Spain, inquest hears
17 Feb 2025 17:11 GMT
A man with Down's Syndrome died after his carer jumped on top of him in a swimming pool during a summer holiday in Spain, an inquest has heard.
Michael Parker, 43, died at the Salou Princess Hotel near Tarragona, on the southern coast of Spain, on June …
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Tragedy of surrogate babies abandoned after parents changed their minds - including boy with Down's syndrome left behind by couple who only wanted his twin sister
05 Feb 2025 15:56 GMT
The time, travel, emotional turmoil and expense of entering into a surrogacy agreement with a woman in another country can only suggest that the baby born at the end of the process is a much-wanted child.
However, that assumption has proved tragically …
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Weightlifter with Down's syndrome set for first competition
04 Feb 2025 20:22 GMT
An Inverness man is proving that disability is no barrier to success in weightlifting after taking up the sport just a few months ago.
Richard Sutherland, who has Down’s Syndrome, says he’s inspired by Invergordon-born Tom Stoltman, who currently holds the …
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Everton 'sign' teen with Down's syndrome who didn't understand why he couldn't play football
30 Jan 2025 18:19 GMT
Exclusive:
Saif looks proud as punch with Everton's James Tarkowski (
Image: CHRIS NEILL)
A young lad who just wanted to play football like his brothers was so proud to join a dedicated Down's syndrome team that he told his pals he'd been ' …
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Marathon runner with Down's Syndrome earns world record after running 100km in a week
30 Dec 2024 02:24 GMT
A man has earned a Guinness World Records title for covering the furthest distance on foot within a week. Michael Beynon, a 29-year-old marathon runner with Down Syndrome, travelled an impressive 100.17km (62.86mi) in Llangollen. “I’m so happy about …
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Dad claims daughter with Down's Syndrome banned from trampoline park in "discrimination" row
19 Dec 2024 04:39 GMT
An outraged dad has claimed his teenage daughter with Down's syndrome was excluded from a trampoline park birthday party because she didn't have a doctor's note. Graham Lamont accused Air Thrill in East Kilbride of discrimination after …
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Spotlighting Spain's first legislator with Down's syndrome
15 Dec 2024 08:10 GMT
This photo taken May 17, 2024, of Maria del Mar Galceran Gadea standing in the plenary hall of the parliament assembly in Spain's Valencia Province. (Photo by Baku Akazawa, Kyodo)
VALENCIA, Spain (Kyodo) -- At a plenary session of the parliament in …