{"id":210706,"date":"2019-09-18T08:18:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T13:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=210706"},"modified":"2019-09-16T21:20:14","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T02:20:14","slug":"man-down-syndrome-defies-odds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/man-down-syndrome-defies-odds\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Nothing but love’: 65-year-old man with Down syndrome defied all odds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Buddy Wood has Down syndrome, and when he was born, doctors told his parents he likely would not live to age one. Inside Edition reported<\/a> that Wood lived not only past the age of one, but so far, he has lived a remarkable 65 years. His friends and family have taken the opportunity to celebrate with a party and a beautiful photo shoot.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very common for babies born with Down syndrome to be placed in an institution,\u201d Brittany Cook, the photographer for the special commemorative photo shoot, told Inside Edition. She continued, \u201cBuddy’s parents of course did not do that and brought him home to live with his siblings. At the session, Buddy’s sisters said the reason he has lived to be 65 is because he was shown nothing but love and his parents took the best care possible of him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The photo shoot took place when Wood was visiting family in Virginia from his home in Florida. His niece suggested taking pictures of the occasion, and invited a local toddler, Sutton, who also has Down syndrome. The pair are seen smiling while Sutton holds a sign that reads, \u201cTHE LUCKY FEW.\u201d<\/p>\n