Scott Henderson Discussion

[Scott Jones]

For the past year or so, my wife's dad has been losing his battle with cancer, finally giving up last Tuesday.

We had a really nice funeral on Friday, and no sooner was that over, and my wife went into labor with my 2nd child, a baby boy (originally due on May 2nd).......she had some starts and stops throughout the day on Saturday, finally giving birth to him at 3:55 am on Sunday morning....

Within 4 hours, the Dr. broke the news to us that he suspects Down's syndrome, and had at least 4 others to confirm his visual cues.....

We are getting the official genetic test Monday and we will know for sure by Wednesday.

It has completely devastated us, and right now, we are pretty hopeless....

I know that it can be a really rewarding experience, in the long run, but it is so far outside what we had expected, given that the myriad of ultrasounds, revealed nothing of the sort.

I and my wife, usually pretty faithful....are shaken to our core, and are pretty broken.....

I morn, not for us, not for how we will be affected, but how his life will now be limited, and how it will affect my unbelievable daughter and her path.

I guess there's no coincidence that at the age of 2 and a half, she is in love with science and DNA, can say deoxyribonulceicacid.

Maybe this will drive her to discover a cure for that which afflicted her brother.

Meanwhile, I've stopped in at home to post this, drink a glass or 2 of wine, and maybe forget for an hour or two.

Anyway, this most certainly means the next C.D. will be on indefinite hold, as the financial aspects of all this will take over.

I'm delerious, running on 2 hours sleep since Saturday morning at 3 am, so I'll run for now.

God help us....

Peace,

Scott
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[flying]

Hey Man I am so sorry to read this.
Being a father of 3 I really feel for you. I am sure losing your father in law was enough of a strain on both you & your wife. Now you have even more on your plate.

I am hoping the doctor is wrong. Believe me I have found them to be wrong more times than right in my own life.

Hopefully the genetics test on Monday will bring good news to you .
I do not know your doctor but visual cues especially right after a birth that was a bit prolonged can be way off. Babies do a lot of stretching & contorting in those longer labors & perhaps it is just a visual misconception by the doctor.

In any case...........
Stay positive & strong for your wife & for your new born son. Hope for the best !

Mike

[DoctorHee]

It sounds like the jury is still out at the time that I write this, so we can hope for the best news.

You have a lot of friends on TGP who would appreciate a chance to be supportive, but I don't feel right about bringing it up there myself. If you get a chance, perhaps you could consider a post there just to bring your friends up to date.