Adelynn update

For those who don't know already, Adelynn was recently diagnosed with Turner's Syndrome. It is a genetic disease that occurs only in girls. Basically, part or all of her secondary chromosome is missing. It will affect her growth (but with Tim and I as her parents, we really weren't expecting her to be all that tall!) There is an increased risk of congenital heart and kidney defects. She will be on growth hormones from about age 7 - 14 to hopefully get her to the low end of average height. She will also be on estrogen therapy from puberty to menopause. She most likely doesn't have any functioning eggs, but if her heart checks out ok, she may be able to carry a pregnancy with a donor egg. She is at a higher risk for type 2 diabetes, hearing loss, vision problems and osteoporosis. She had her kidney ultrasound yesterday, and she does have 2 functioning kidneys. We will meet with her geneticist in September, as well as her cardiologist. She will probably have an EKG done in early October. We will keep you updated on her progress and what we find out. I just want to thank our wonderful families for all the love and support we have received. I don't know what I'd do without you! (especially my wonderful aunts and uncles - I love you all so much!)