Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Trisomy 21 Confirmed

Today we received confirmation from the Mayo Clinic that Noah had Trisomy 21, otherwise known as down's syndrome. In some cases, like Noah's, Trisomy is complicated by non-immune hydrops.

Dan and I are thankful to know the results about Noah. It doesn't place him back in our arms, but it closes some of the questions we had.

Dan and I will have to get blood work done to find out if we carry part of an extra chromosome, which is called balanced translocation. If we do, they tell us that our next child would have a 1 in 7 chance of having Trisomy 21 again.

We are still anxious about getting our blood work done and fear one of us may carry the extra part of a chromosome. We pray for the test results to be clear. We trust that God will lead us through.

3 comments:

  1. Hi- I am glad you know a "ANSWER" , and I hope that your tests come out good, and God will continue to give you peace as you walk this road of healing and remember everyone is different in there healing process and time, your doing great.I will keep praying for you both....lsb

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  2. Thinking of you both today Katie--I am glad you got the results and can put to rest some of the questions you both have. I have also been praying for you to have strength at school :) That first week back does not allow for a lot of time to think (or do anything for that matter) and perhaps that is a blessing in disguise :) Love, Teresa

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  3. Dan and Katie,

    It's always so difficult to wait for important news, so I'm thankful that you were finally able to find out the results of Noahs tests. Praying that your tests will be encouraging.

    Ellen

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