For People With Down Syndrome, Longer Life Has Complications
Andrea Mohin/The New York Times
Gerry Thomas, 50, who has Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s, with his sister, Beth Thomas, in their Queens home.
His Superman T-shirt was bold and bright, but his face was creased with confusion. Gerry Thomas was stumped by a question most men can answer in an instant.
“What’s your favorite beer?†asked his [...]