syndrome

The presenter, who has Down's syndrome, says: "I'm looking forward to sword fighting, the Tinkerbell stuff - everything really, it's just so exciting."

Sara Pickard, a community councillor who has Down's syndrome, said the number of avoidable deaths and the difference in life expectancy was shocking.

It was reported that she suffered from a debilitating infection known as the Epstein Barr virus, and from the chronic fatigue syndrome, ME.

Dr Primrose Freestone, an associate professor in clinical microbiology at the University of Leicester, says it can lead to symptoms for what is known as sick building syndrome.

And he accomplished his most significant work without the use of his hands or legs, which became effectively paralyzed after he contracted a rare and debilitating autoimmune condition called Guillain-Barré syndrome in 2003.