Theme: Family Planning

A mother of a child with Sanfilippo speaks candidly about having more children, once you know you have a 25% chance of having an affected child. “We didn’t want to bring another child into the world who might suffer from this disease.” The genetic counselor notes that this doesn’t mean the parents don’t love the child who is affected. “It’s not disvaluing the life of the child they have.” There are just so many considerations.