<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>sakasuka</b></i>
Thank you for sharing that.
I feel like so many parents on this site are in complete denial about what this disease can bring.
But no..... it only matters what THEY want. I want another child. I don't care at what expense. They will have to live with themselves for the rest of their lives for their poor decision-making.....</end quote>
I have to disagree with this statement. Although yes there are some people who are blind to CF and what their child is dealing with, ultimately (speaking as a Parent) it does slap you in the face eventually.
Of coarse I would love to have another child. yes I have four children, and that could sound selfish considering that many people cant even have one child. When Garran was born (# 4) and Dx we didnt even know what CF was. We had no idea that we were even carriers, it was blind luck that none of the other three had CF. But Before we even found out about Garran's DX (at two months old) we decided four was enough and had my tubes tied (after delivery). So no more babies.
Sometimes I see a baby and say, oh I would like to have another one, but then I realize that, # 1 "It would take an Act of God to make that happen" and # 2 "I look at Garran and wonder will my next child go through the pain and illness that he has to go through?"
Granted if by some strange miracle I did get pregnant, I would not have an abortion, that is not even an option. Even given the chance of CF. And you all know how sick Garran is. I know what it is like to watch a child cough his lungs up and beg for help. He is only 6 and is at less than 50% lung function. And you may see it as SELFISH not to abort, but I just dont believe in Abortion.
That being said. This topic has gone so far from the original posters question and I appologize for that.
Thank you for sharing that.
I feel like so many parents on this site are in complete denial about what this disease can bring.
But no..... it only matters what THEY want. I want another child. I don't care at what expense. They will have to live with themselves for the rest of their lives for their poor decision-making.....</end quote>
I have to disagree with this statement. Although yes there are some people who are blind to CF and what their child is dealing with, ultimately (speaking as a Parent) it does slap you in the face eventually.
Of coarse I would love to have another child. yes I have four children, and that could sound selfish considering that many people cant even have one child. When Garran was born (# 4) and Dx we didnt even know what CF was. We had no idea that we were even carriers, it was blind luck that none of the other three had CF. But Before we even found out about Garran's DX (at two months old) we decided four was enough and had my tubes tied (after delivery). So no more babies.
Sometimes I see a baby and say, oh I would like to have another one, but then I realize that, # 1 "It would take an Act of God to make that happen" and # 2 "I look at Garran and wonder will my next child go through the pain and illness that he has to go through?"
Granted if by some strange miracle I did get pregnant, I would not have an abortion, that is not even an option. Even given the chance of CF. And you all know how sick Garran is. I know what it is like to watch a child cough his lungs up and beg for help. He is only 6 and is at less than 50% lung function. And you may see it as SELFISH not to abort, but I just dont believe in Abortion.
That being said. This topic has gone so far from the original posters question and I appologize for that.