Brief synopsis, if I can type through the tears....Aparrently my bi-polar mother got wind of the TTC journey, and came clean with a little info that would have been really beneficial many years ago. I have known all along (since I was really small) that I was adopted, so this was not a shock. What was, however, was the fact that my birth mother had another child with Duchenne MD who died at the age of 18, so I am told. I was tested early in life after this was told to them, and turned out I was a carrier. Thus, we risk passing this on to a child. I have done extensive research today via the internet, and still haven't decided what to do. If our child was a girl, 50/50 chance of being a carrier, if a boy, 50/50 chance of being afflicted with the disease. I just cant decide if its worth the roll of the dice. I found info on PGD so that may be an option with IVF. I also contacted the agency, and am waiting a reply to see if this is in fact truthful from my mother. I was tested around age 7, so that would have been in 1980- how reliable were the tests? This issue may belong on another board, but you ladies have been so informative and helpful, I wanted input.

Baby dust to all, I may be signing off on this journey! Good luck everyone!
Laurie

I'm so sorry Army Wife. I'm also sitting at my computer with tears running down my face (see my post under "things I cannot stand. . .") and when I read your post I started crying even harder. How scared and confused you must feel. I'll be thinking about you, I know you will make the right decision.

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