Re: Lori- Second pregnancy-Struggling with moral issues.

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Actually your children have a 50% chance with maternally inherited Mito, and autosomal recessive, as you said, is 25% chance for future children to inherit it. Darla Re: Second pregnancy-Struggling with moral issues.> Thank you for you story. Yes, my son is still living, he is 18 months> old and coming home from the hospital next week. He's doing well> right now, back to mischief. He steals Grandma's glasses, and punches> Mommy He says "Love you" even if I can only decipher it by tone and> syllables. He also says "Glasses" and "Bath time"> It is nice to hear that you are trying for an other child. Do you> know if your daughter's disease was due to maternal or autosomal> inheritance? I suspect maternal inheritance in my family because my> mother and grandmother, and myself have all had chroninc illness> which has been difficult or impossible to diagnose. I have a> diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue syndrome for myself. I beleive that it> is a mild Mito, but am having trouble convincing docs to have a skin> & muscle biopsy done. good luck with your second child. Maybe we can> support each other > With love, > > > DEAR ERIN MY NAME IS SHANNON AND I ALSO HAD A LITTLE GIRL WITH> LEIGHS DIS....> > IS YOUR CHILD STILL LIVING? I LOST BRANDY IN MAY OF LAST YEAR SHE> WAS SIX> > MONTHES OLD... http://brandymichelle.cjb.net/ THIS IS HER> WEBSITE ... IF YOU> > WOULD LIKE TO SEE HER .. I AM SO SORRY YOU ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM> I AM TRYING> > TO HAVE ANOTHER CHILD MY SELF BUT I AM NOT TRYING WITH THE SAME> FATHER .. I> > KNOW YOU ARE SCARED I AM TO BUT WE HAVE TO PUT IT IN GODS HANDS ..> IN YOUR CASE> > YES IT IS VERY POSSIABLE THAT THIS CHILD WILL HAVE A MITO DIS.. BUT> YOU SHOULD> > NOT ABORT IT GOD SAYS ALL PEOPLE DESEVE A CHANCE YOU REALLY NEED TO> THINK> > ABOUT HE BLESSED YOU WITH THIS CHILD SO YOU REALLY NEED TO TRY TO> GO THROUGH WITH> > IT .... CAUSE IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT YOU WOULD BE KILLING THIS CHILD> AND I KNOW> > IT IS HARD TO WATCH THEM SUFFER I HAVE BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT AND> I STILL> > LIVE WITH IT EVERY DAY AND YOU WILL BUT AT LEAST YOU KNOW THAT YOU> TRIED AND> > THAT IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO ... PLEASE THINK ABOUT THIS BEFORE YOU> DO IT.. IF> > YOU NEED TO TALK I AM ON HERE ALL THE TIME I DONT REALLY ANSWER> PEOPLE NO MORE> > BUT I WILL ANSWER YOU SO PLEASE KEEP TALKING ... YOUR FRIEND SHANNON>>>> Please contact mito-owner with any problems or questions.>