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FRANK AND JEANETTE
Frank and Jeanette
Parents of Alex (13) and Frankie Jr (21). Frankie has multiple progressive conditions including the DNMT1 mutation.
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Frankie: He was the life of the party; loved costumes and school.
Frankie: Losing his voice but still communicating
Mom: I know that he has completed everything in life. I look at the glass as half full.
“I can’t save my son but I can make his life better.”
Being my son’s advocate: I can spend all my time researching; the medical world leans on the word ‘reasonable.’
“CPN has been like a therapist for my husband. He goes in there and learns about all sorts of things.”
Parents on the burden of chronic caregiving (with inadequate nursing). “I am so used to my circumstances that I don’t realize the stress.”
“You have to adapt. You have to learn to live without.”
A parenting journey like this “tests a marriage in every way.” A bond cemented in poop.
Getting Guardianship with DNR Rights: A mother’s tips
“I would like clinicians to know that I am specialized too – in my son. I am his shadow.”
What are you most proud of about your two sons?
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