Hi,
Unfortunately there is not much info on these in Singapore unlike down syndrome which many people had heard of.
i am not able to find any support group as well.
Currently at 21 weeks and after making a very difficult and painful decision, we have decided to terminate our baby.
The common symptoms found in other people affected by this deletion includes
heart defect
frequent infection because of weak immune system due to small thymus
ear infection
cleft palate or lip
short stature
small eyes, rectangular nose, small ear
behavior problem like autism and adhd
delay development like learning. walking and talking
and many more....
We tried to stay positive and pray that the baby has none of these because there are many people who didn't even realise they had this deletion because they have no symptoms. Many grew up and hold normal job and went on to have family. We hope our baby could be the lucky one born without any symptoms however the doctor was unable to predict as well because the symptoms are very variable and everybody has a different combination of symptoms.
Therefore we decided not to go ahead with this pregnancy as we feel the risk is too great.
There is a ch 8 documentary on mewatch. You can see that the child with digeorge has quite a severe disabilities.
www.mewatch.sg
Unfortunately there is not much info on these in Singapore unlike down syndrome which many people had heard of.
i am not able to find any support group as well.
Currently at 21 weeks and after making a very difficult and painful decision, we have decided to terminate our baby.
The common symptoms found in other people affected by this deletion includes
heart defect
frequent infection because of weak immune system due to small thymus
ear infection
cleft palate or lip
short stature
small eyes, rectangular nose, small ear
behavior problem like autism and adhd
delay development like learning. walking and talking
and many more....
We tried to stay positive and pray that the baby has none of these because there are many people who didn't even realise they had this deletion because they have no symptoms. Many grew up and hold normal job and went on to have family. We hope our baby could be the lucky one born without any symptoms however the doctor was unable to predict as well because the symptoms are very variable and everybody has a different combination of symptoms.
Therefore we decided not to go ahead with this pregnancy as we feel the risk is too great.
There is a ch 8 documentary on mewatch. You can see that the child with digeorge has quite a severe disabilities.
Ep 2 Joel Jiang - mewatch
When Joel was born, no one knew if he would be able to survive beyond his first year. He is diagnosed with DiGeorge Syndrome, a rare genetic disease that results in a serious defect in his heart. Yet he survived against the odds. Today, Joel is 14 years old. But once again, his life is on the...
www.mewatch.sg
