Eli Reimer Is First Teen With Down’s Syndrome to Reach Mt. Everest Base Camp
On March 1, Eli was on a plane from Kathmandu to Los Angeles with his father, celebrating both World Down's Syndrome Day and the fulfillment of a dream. The Oregon resident, at the tender age of fifteen, had just become the first teenager with Down's Syndrome to make trek to Mount Everest Base Camp in Nepal. Eli's dad, Justin Reimer, who made the trek with him (along with a team of seven) told Time magazine, “We’re able to celebrate that as we departed Katmandu with [Eli] just completing something that as far as we know, no other teen with Down Syndrome [in the U.S.]
Meet Ryan, the six-year-old show-stealer in ads for Target and Nordstrom
With his floppy blonde hair, blue eyes and natural manner front of the camera, it is not difficult to see why Target has cast child model Ryan in its newest childrenswear ad. But the retailer has taken an unusual step in doing so, as the six-year-old suf
The other side of Down syndrome: DS parents say their children have improved their outlook on life
Matt and Meghan Wilkinson at home playing with their sons. The Wilkinsons say Down syndrome is just a small part of what defines their boys. Twin nineteen-month-old brothers Casey, left, and Connor play at their home in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The twins we
