Life with holoprosencephaly
We finally heard back from the NIH regarding Owen’s test results – they were NEGATIVE!
This means that Owen is NOT a carrier of the genetic mutation that Nathan has.
Which means that Nathan is a spontaneous mutant – meaning, there was no genetic cause for him to have miswritten code in his Zic2 gene, it just happened, with no discernible cause.
It means our chances of having another child with HPE are tremendously reduced.
Just wanted to share the good news.
Nathan is doing well, he’s working hard on all his therapies.
I posted a bunch of videos on his therapy blog. Here are a few links where you can see them:
http://prayfornathan.org/therapy/?p=51
http://prayfornathan.org/therapy/?p=55
http://prayfornathan.org/therapy/?p=57
http://prayfornathan.org/therapy/?p=53
If you click through his therapy blog you can see other videos:
I also added some photos:
Nathan’s favorite helper:
We hope you can come and help Nathan with his therapy fund!
Please pass this on to others!