former high school students Mikenzy Snell and Matt Pliska who has Down syndrome , both decided to go to their junior prom together last year . For their wedding picture , the pair held up a sign which read : ' Real friends do n't count ! ' The sign ##ifying the fact that people with Down syndrome have an extra copy of chromosome 21 .
Michigan high school students Mikenzy Snell and Matt Pliska who has Down syndrome , made plans to go to their junior prom together last year . For their prom picture , the pair held up a sign which read : 'Real friends do n't count chromosomes ' The sign references the fact that people with Down syndrome have an extra copy of chromosome 21 .