My brother was diagnosed with Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy at the ripe age of four, this disease killed him a eighteen, after fourteen years of being unable to walk and slowly losing the control of his muscles, including his heart. This disease was very painful to the family and to my dear brother.
I am a MD carrier of 50%, this means that if I have a boy there is a 50% chance he would have the disease. If I had a girl, there is a 50% chance that she would also be a carrier. Now, I have no idea how my husbands genes would contribute and there is no way in knowing if he can lower the chances.
We want to have one baby and adopt one but I have no idea if it the right thing to do. I am forever grateful that I had my brother in my life, he really was the only security I had but is it right for me to take such a risk knowing what the disease is about?
2007-08-01
19:09:43
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tuckerjess
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