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(2010-09-29 19:12:41)
Todayismyfirstdaytoseept.Iwasverybusyandproductive.Isawtwolittlepatients.Thefirstpatientwasonly3weeksold.Hehadsomemalformationsincludinghypospadia,clubfeet.Hisgreattoesweresignificantlylongerthanthatofnormalinfants.Histhumbsweremalpositioned.Hiskaryotypeshowedthathehad3-waybalancedtranslocation.Wethinkitwasdenovo.Sothenextstepsare1)testingwhetherthereisgeneticmaterialmissingorextra;whethertherea...[阅读全文]
(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...[阅读全文]
(2010-09-24 12:09:05)
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(2010-09-23 19:54:52)
儿子在他的新学校已经上了一个星期了，总的说来，真是不错。尽管每天好事有些许的SEPARATIONANXIETY，但毕竟和同学已经开始打成一片，用不了多久，儿子又会是个SUPERSTAR了。上学没两天，儿子放学严肃的告诉我：“妈妈，我今天教到了第一个好朋友。”“好啊，叫什么名字，男孩还是女孩？”“我也不知道叫什么名字，反正坐我旁边，是女孩。”看着儿子一本正经的样[阅读全文]
(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...[阅读全文]
(2010-09-10 07:31:51)
WemetAllysonandhersonPeterinourcounselingclass.Peterhasspinalmuscularatrophy(SMA)sincehewasborn.TheaimofmeetingthemistoexposeusGCstudentsinrealworld,learnthewaypeoplewithdisabilitydealingwiththeirlifeonadailybasis,thehardshipspatients’familygetthroughwhichwehealthypeoplebarelythinkabout.Thestoryistouchingandinspiring,likemanyotherpersonalaccountsI’veread.ItallstartedwhenPeterwasabout6months...[阅读全文]
(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...[阅读全文]
