Hello! Let me introduce myself

August 25, 2000

Hello to all! My name is Shaw but most just call me Sue. I am

a 31 year old mother to son Chad (6 1/2 yrs) and son (3 weeks

& 3 days). Nate, as we call him, has MDS.

I took the " triple test " at 16 wks and had an amnieo done at 20. I

was told Nate was 100% Trisonomy. It never dawned on me that I would

have a child with DS at the age of 31. I thought 35 was the witching

hour. I cried a lot and finally concentrated on the fact that God

had his reasons and that was good enough for me.

At birth he had only a slight tilt to his eyes, eyes look farther

apart (but no more than Chad), curved pinkies (but so does his dad),

and between his big toe and his second is much deeper seperation

along with webbing between the 2nd and 3rd toes. Due to this the

doctors decided to test his blood again to see if he is mosaic. (I

wished they had tested the skin cells as well.)

His first 50 cells proved him to be 12% Mosaic but they have decided

to cound up to 200 for the most accurate number possible. We have

about another 2 week wait to find out those results.

He has been eating good, sleeping all night and the developemental

and occupational therapists both think he is slightly ahead of his

age. These were the only 2 that early intervention signed us up for

so far. I wonder is he shouldn't have a speech therapist too because

he only grunts for his pre-cry and his cry, he doesn't verbalize. Is

this " normal " or should I be proactive?

Well, I will leave you all with that for now. I am sure I will

receive a lot of comfort, advice and insight to what the future might

hold and for that I am greatful.

Sue

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