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 · 2 answers · asked by tuckerjess 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
if i knew this i would not have a baby i would adopt. why would you bring someone in the world to die? its sad enough and i saw my cousin die at 48 its very hard to see. he had it since birth and it was horrible he would say why was it him nad not his borther. his brother is completely healthy. so i n fact it would be easier to adopt there are loving kids out there that need a home and you can get baby or even 2 or 3 year old if you need to
2007-08-04 13:41:06 · answer #1 · answered by Tsunami 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think this decision is up to you.
These days you can have your husbands DNA tested to see what his MD status is, you can also have the baby tested in the womb, if it has MD you can abort if that's something you're able to do.
2007-08-01 19:16:30 · answer #2 · answered by vampire_kitti 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋