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Posted by Lynn (Abbie Doddle's Mommy) on 2/17/2004, 12:07 am, in reply to "Re: extra material on chromosome 22 short arm" Lynn
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I think everyone is entitled to there own opinion, HOWEVER, when the doctor told me and my husband that out daughter was going to be born with some problems, the first thing they tell you is Terminate (I say NO NO NO) The lord gave me this child and he does not make mistakes. My daughter has an unbalanced translocation between chromosomes 17 & 2. She is 3 years old now and is very delayed, but makes progress everyday. I will not give up on her and she does not give up on me. We are a team!! She is a joy and I love her more than anything and she has made me a better person. I have two other children from a previous marriage and I wanted them to know that its ok to be different and that God made each of them special. I am not tring to put anyone down for there beliefs, but I promise you having Abbie was one of the best things that has ever happened to me.
--Previous Message--
: I do have a child of my own and I will
: leave for Russia in about a month to
: bring my new adopted girl home. When I
: found out I was pregnant I did all the
: testing possible, in order to rule out
: any genetic problems, since I myself
: was adopted and I don't know anything
: about my birth family's helath history.
: If problems had been found out I would
: have made an abortion. Now, I don't
: think I love my girl less than those
: who choose not to. I love her for what
: she is, I love her serious allergies,
: and I already love my sweet Tatiana,
: even she will need extensive health
: care for her medical needs. Only I
: don't want them to live in a
: residential center after I and my
: husband will have passed away. Or, I
: don't want to know for sure from the
: very start that they will have to. Of
: course, I respect everybody's ideas,
: but I also want my ones to be
: respected. And this is a board. It's
: meant for discussion.
: Elizabeth
: --Previous Message--
: Elizabeth,
: That is a horrible thing to say to
: someone with a disabled child.
: Abortion may be your choice and that
: may be your opinion, but obviously this
: person loves her child very much and
: would never change anything about her
: life and the decisions she made.
: Obviously you have no children of your
: own and don't understand what it feels
: like to be a mother and care for and
: love another human being.
: --Previous Message--
: 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.
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: : --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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