Shedd’s article was interesting because she utilized her own personal experiences to educate her audience about a disease that is still relevant today. The personal experiences helped the essay relate to her audience. The essay was not just spitting facts all the time at you. It gave the essay a soft personal touch. The title asks if medicine is enough to expand the life expectancy for a person with Down’s Syndrome. Shredd also inserts the question about her aunt. If her aunt had surgery, would she still be alive today? The thesis is that “people with the condition, although somewhat limited by it, can live healthy and productive lives, with the proper care.” (Shredd 126). She restates it by giving data on how life expectancy increased with
