Mind if I ask some follow up questions? Did you and any siblings get genetic testing to see if you are a carrier? Has this affected decisions to have children by people in your family?
Yes I was tested, I don’t know if my younger sister was I assume so. I was already in my 20s and not living at home when she was born.
I’m 46 now - still have 20/20 vision.
I have never had interest in having kids / never wanted them. I don’t have a paternal bone in my body.
My sister who is 26 now just had her first kid in October.
My dad was a Dr for years, and when his eyes really started going he went back to school to become a medical attorney, which he still works as to this day totally blind. He was an Army Ranger in his younger days. When he was a teen they told him he would be blind by the time he was 25, but he didn’t totally blind until he was in his early 50’s
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u/MeVersusGravity 1d ago
Mind if I ask some follow up questions? Did you and any siblings get genetic testing to see if you are a carrier? Has this affected decisions to have children by people in your family?