To Laius, King of Thebes, an oracle foretold that the child born to him by his queen Jocasta would slay his father and wed his mother. One of the lesser breed should feel honoured that a member of the holy race that was born to inherit life eternal should deign even to notice him.
Down syndrome survival. The life expectancy of people with Down syndrome increased dramatically between 1960 and 2007. In 1960, on average, persons with Down syndrome lived to be about 10 years old. In 2007, on average, persons with Down syndrome lived to be about 47 years old. [Read summary] Many factors can affect how long a person with Down syndrome lives. Sometimes infants with Down syndrome are born weighing less than 1,500 grams, or about 3.3 pounds.
The crossover point at which the risk of death from continuing to wait for a transplant was greater than the risk of death after the operation was 64 days. Average life expectancy is 33 years for patients with cystic fibrosis, which is not cured by the surgery. The young, predominantly white population at Barnes-Jewish was 47% female and had an average age of 28.1 years.