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OLDEST WOMAN WITH DOWN SYNDROME CELEBRATES MILESTONE BIRTHDAY

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The English woman is reported to be the oldest woman in the world with Down syndrome. This Sunday, she will turn 75 years old.

Defying all odds, Gillett battled breast cancer and tuberculosis, each within the last 12 years.

According to reports, Gillet was born in 1941, when the average life expectancy for someone with the condition was their mid-20s.


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