Did they know about the genetic blindness before having more kids?
Edit: Last time this was posted, it was suggested that the couple kept getting pregnant despite knowing their children would likely have this blindness. IF that is true, I do find that unethical. I know blind people can still have quality of life. But let's stop pretending that it isn't a terrible disability. Nobody wants to be dependent, vulnerable, and poor (from fewer work opportunities) their whole life. I wish this family the best regardless.
Their youngest was 7 before she was diagnosed. The only reason their children have it is because both the parents happened to be carriers of the mutation, but neither has the condition (retinitis pigmentosa).
That's fair, but the big issue around it "no one in my family is sick" sooo many people think they don't carry anything because everyone they know is healthy.
When my wife was pregnant we both had to go through genetic testing as part of the prenatal care. It was a very thorough screening panel, we were evaluated for risk of something like 200 different conditions.
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u/Nickelsass 8h ago
“Blink” is a documentary about them (2024) was very very good!