Guest guest Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 When Olivia was tested, they only looked at 20 of her cells. In the beginning I really wanted to know the percentage, because I thought if she had a low percentage then she wouldn't be so different. Since then, I have read a lot of parents talk about percentage, " oh my kid is only 6% downs or 10% downs " , etc. When the test came back I asked about percentage and the Chief of the Genetics Dept. told me there was no way to know exactly, because there are different cell lines and to know precisely they'd have to test each line. Not only that but 20 cells is not representative of the entire line and to be more accurate you'd need to test a larger sample (500+). So I let it go and asked myself, in the grand scheme of things does it really matter? Does the kid with 6% downs have a better life than the one with 50% downs? Are they loved more? Supported better? Given greater opportunities? Each of our kids is so unique and to me at least, it doesn't matter the percentage. All the numbers make it feel like a competition, and I don't want to put that on Olivia. I love her unconditionally and irregardless of how many of her cells are affected. Just how I feel. Hope I didn't offend anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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