Fear, hope and disability

Updated April 15 2014 - 7:18am, first published 6:26am
Krystyna Croft with her son Robert, 30, who has Down syndrome and autism. Photo: Pat Scala
Krystyna Croft with her son Robert, 30, who has Down syndrome and autism. Photo: Pat Scala

As a teenager, Patrick Cerato's life was laid out before him like a glorious picnic. A top athlete and scholar, he was on top of his game; there was, he says wistfully, nothing he couldn't do. At 21 he collapsed. Scans revealed an inoperable brain tumour buried close to the tiny, mystical pineal gland.

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