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Old 08-29-2009, 10:46 PM
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Default 12 y.o nephew dx w/ diabetes yesterday - Auto-immune diseases hitting our family hard

We are a group of 3 siblings -- 5 kids between our 3 families.
Me -- MS
DD - nothing
DS - nothing

Sister -- diabetes
Niece -- thyroid
Nephew -- diabetes

Brother -- diabetes, thyroid
Niece -- nothing
8 people, 5 with auto-immune diseases, 6 dx.

Very little auto-immune stuff going on, though, in our larger extended family. (Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins)

~ Faith
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Symptoms since 01/2002; Dx with MS: 10/2003; Back in limbo, then re-dx w/ MS: 07/2008
Betaseron 11/2003-08/2008; Copaxone 09/2008-present
Began receiving SSDI 11/2008
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