Boy with Down’s Syndrome smashes exams after becoming prom king

A THRIVING teenager has passed his GCSEs despite his family being told he ‘wouldn’t achieve’ by doctors. 16-year-old Enzo Wilkinson, who has Down’s Syndrome, has been left smiling from ear to ear after coming away with a C in Art and Design and photography, as well as Entry Level Maths after completing five years of…

Special Olympics teen advances to UK weightlifting championships

Dave Githutu is an 18-year-old of few words. He is small in stature, but has the will of a giant. Githutu, who has Down Syndrome, is a Milton High School student and a Special Olympics Powerlifting athlete. Last April, the 110-pounder qualified for the Amateur World Powerlifting Congress championship in England, where he will participate…

British toddler with Down’s Syndrome will model in Times Square

Adorable 22-month-old Nate Court from Solihull, West Midlands, will soon be seen beaming out from giant screens in New York’s dazzling Times Square as the face of a Down’s syndrome charity. An adorable toddler who has already won plaudits as an actor and model will soon be seen beaming out from giant screens in New…

Down’s Syndrome doesn’t stop Luke’s boxing dream

Luke Gibson took on a gruelling eight-week training programme and dieted before winning his contest to raise funds for Cancer Research UK An ‘inspirational’ man with Down’s Syndrome has achieved his dream after being crowned winner of a charity boxing bout which he fought in memory of a family friend who died of cancer. Luke…

Mum to run marathon for hospital that helped save her daughter Daisy

November 28, 2017 is a date that Corina Gander will always remember. The mum of five from Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, had returned home from the morning school run to find her three-month old daughter Daisy, who has Down’s syndrome, looking very pale and struggling to breathe. Within minutes Daisy’s condition deteriorated and she became a category…