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(2010-09-29 19:12:41)
Todayismyfirstdaytoseept.Iwasverybusyandproductive.Isawtwolittlepatients.Thefirstpatientwasonly3weeksold.Hehadsomemalformationsincludinghypospadia,clubfeet.Hisgreattoesweresignificantlylongerthanthatofnormalinfants.Histhumbsweremalpositioned.Hiskaryotypeshowedthathehad3-waybalancedtranslocation.Wethinkitwasdenovo.Sothenextstepsare1)testingwhetherthereisgeneticmaterialmissingorextra;whethertherea...[閱讀全文]
(2010-09-28 13:31:00)
SummerreadingsummaryDuringthesummervacation,I’vereadseveralpersonalaccountsincluding“Thecure”aboutafather’sfightforPompedisease;“Countusin”abouttwoteenagers’triumphantlifewithDownsyndrome;“Worththeride”aboutaproductivelifeofaDMDpatientand“Theyearofmagicalthinking”abouthandlinggriefcausedbytheauthor’shusband’ssuddendeath;“Sarah’ssong”aboutfightingandsurvivingwithHIV.Everystoryishear...[閱讀全文]
(2010-09-24 12:09:05)
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(2010-09-23 19:54:52)
兒子在他的新學校已經上了一個星期了，總的說來，真是不錯。盡管每天好事有些許的SEPARATIONANXIETY，但畢竟和同學已經開始打成一片，用不了多久，兒子又會是個SUPERSTAR了。上學沒兩天，兒子放學嚴肅的告訴我：“媽媽，我今天教到了第一個好朋友。”“好啊，叫什麽名字，男孩還是女孩？”“我也不知道叫什麽名字，反正坐我旁邊，是女孩。”看著兒子一本正經的樣[閱讀全文]
(2010-09-19 12:13:53)
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(2010-09-16 18:12:12)
Lorenzo’sOilWewatchedthemovie“Lorenzo’sOil”intoday’scounselingclass.ThemoviedepictedthelifeofOdone’sfamilywiththeirsicksonwhosufferedadrenoleukodystrophy(ALD),afatalgeneticdisorder.It’sahorribledisease.I’vereadbooksaboutPompedisease,DMD,Downsyndrome.However,whenIwatchedthismovieandsawhowmuchtheboyandhisparentssuffered,Ifeelsosorryforthem.Ametabolicdisordercouldtortureapatientandmadehi...[閱讀全文]
(2010-09-10 07:31:51)
WemetAllysonandhersonPeterinourcounselingclass.Peterhasspinalmuscularatrophy(SMA)sincehewasborn.TheaimofmeetingthemistoexposeusGCstudentsinrealworld,learnthewaypeoplewithdisabilitydealingwiththeirlifeonadailybasis,thehardshipspatients’familygetthroughwhichwehealthypeoplebarelythinkabout.Thestoryistouchingandinspiring,likemanyotherpersonalaccountsI’veread.ItallstartedwhenPeterwasabout6months...[閱讀全文]
(2010-09-06 16:07:02)
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(2010-09-04 18:11:08)
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(2010-09-01 10:24:27)
Todayismyfirstdaybacktoschool.Ihavenotbeenastudentforalongwhile.Definitelyneedsometimetoadjustmyself.Meanwhile,Iamestablishinganewbranchinmyblognamed“GeneticCounseling”,whichismycurrentmajorforthenext2years.Iwanttojournalwhathappensintheensuingtwoyears,especiallycasesIwillstudyandskillsIwilldevelop.Inaddition,Ihopemorepeoplewilllearnandunderstandgeneticcounselingasagrowingprofessionthroughm...[閱讀全文]
