Gareth
and Deana Tobias who are officially the world’s first couple
with Down’s syndrome to get married, are still inseparable 27 years
later.
Gareth
spoke about his love for his wife and bragged about having 3
girlfriends but says he chose Deana because she chose to put up with
his excesses.
Gareth
Tobias was just 17 when he met 19-year-old Deana and they
both eventually tied the knot in front of 40 friends and family
on July 4, 1992.
Gareth
in a wide ranging interview with Metro
uk said:
‘Before I met Deana I had three girlfriends. ‘I chose the right
one, and that’s Deana.’
‘I
put up with Deana and she puts up with me.’
Deana,
57, talking about the relationship said: ‘I thought “he’s
ginger”. I like gingers. He had a beard at the time as well. A red
one.’
‘I’m
ginger as well.’
Gareth
and Deana’s marriage is the longest of any couple with Down’s
syndrome. The others are Paul and Kris Scharoun-DeForge, from
Syracuse, New York, whose 25-year marriage ended with Paul’s
death last year, and Maryanne and Tommy Pilling, from Essex, who’ve
been married for 24 years.
Down
syndrome (DS or DNS), also known as trisomy 21, is a
genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a
third copy of chromosome 21. It is usually associated with physical
growth delays, mild to moderate intellectual disability, and
characteristic facial features.
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