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Once you have a Down's syndrome child, you can't conform. In a way, you're free.

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Sally Phillips
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: May 10
Actor
Actress
Comedian
Film Actor
Screenwriter
colonial Hong Kong
Sally Elizabeth Phillips
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