[IMG]
//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201906 ... 0f87e3.jpg[/IMG]
A friend of mines brother had DMD. He was wheelchair bound by 6 years old (delayed by DMD standards). He died before his 20th birthday.
She had a daughter first, she had never been told about genetic testing, it had never occurred to them that she’d be a possible carrier. So when they got pregnant again and genetic testing was offered it was discovered that that baby had DMD they weighed up their options and terminated. By the time her genetic testing came back to determine that she was a carrier she had terminated 3 much wanted wee babies.
They ended up going through ivf in another country to have gene selection done to have a healthy boy. This wasn’t something that was offered here at the time. Their whole family have had generations of heartache, it has since been discovered that her daughter is also a carrier and they are saving money so that when she gets older and wants a family they will have the ivf money waiting.
It makes me sick that she doesn’t appear to be doing the bare minimum for Nolan and his needs. The fact that she hasnt had herself and those girls tested is disgusting - they all show signs and symptoms of being carriers.
How can a bunch of “haters” have more concern and empathy towards a child they havent met before.