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Posted by Elizabeth on 12/24/2003, 3:54 am, in reply to "Re: extra material on chromosome 22 short arm" --Previous Message--
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He is happy now. But how will he do when you pass away? A friend of mine works in a home for disabled adults. Most of them came into care after their parents died and nobody else would care for them. If I knew I was carrying a baby with a genetic disorder, I would probably choose for an abortion. Life is hard enough for non-disabled people, and it is even harder for those who are disabled.
: : --Previous Message--
: i am 5 months pregnant and my amnio
: cncluded that on choromosome 22 there
: is extra material on the short arm does
: anyone know what this means?
: : I believe that you are a balance
: carrier of the long arm 22. I am a
: balance carrier of the long arm of 5.
: My son when he was born picked up the
: balance chromosome of 5 from me and it
: floated down into #22 and broke into
: two pieces. My some has 3 chromosomes
: in #22. My doctor said that it's it 50%
: chance that if I had more childrens,
: they also could have chromosome
: abormalities. But remember there is a
: 50% chance that they could not. Hang
: in there and pray and Our father will
: work it out for the good.
: I thank him for my son and don't know
: what I would do without my son in my
: life. He is 21 now and cannot walk,
: talk, feed himself. He still wears
: diapers, but he can sat up and smile
: and babble and he is spoiled rotten.
: But Hey!! He is joy in my life. Keep
: the faith.
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