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karilann 11-08-2013 04:00 PM

I have one 30 year old daughter and she is okay.
I have one half sister (my mom's) that has Sojourns disease.

Many of my mothers siblings (11) have some sort of autoimmune disease, but none had MS. My mother had Scleroderma.

My great grandfather on my dad's side had "creeping paralysis" which my doc says is MS. But I think that is too far back to be of note.

msarkie 11-22-2013 10:37 AM

I have autoimmune diseases all over my mom's side of the family - mainly the women. My sister had lupus and diabetes and died at 52. I have first cousins with lupus, juvenile diabetes, and is alopecia autoimmune? My mom's father died young of a progressive paralysis where he eventually couldn't swallow or breathe well, but this was back in the 40's.

Interestingly enough, to me anyway, my nephew who just turned 30 was recently dxd with cystic fibrosis, which is genetically recessive. He is an extremely rare case, the only one in the state, because most people with CF die before they're 30. He has a genetically rare variant which causes a milder form, and due only to the grace of God his strange eating habits throughout his life - high fat, high protein - caused him to eat exactly what his body needed to function.

I had myself tested and I am a carrier of the CF gene. I had my kids tested too, my daughter is not but my son is a carrier. There is debate over whether or not carriers can have symptoms. Scientists say no, but there is anecdotal evidence. But at least we know! I hope someday they find the gene(s) responsible for MS.

SallyC 11-22-2013 01:21 PM

Hi MSArkie, nice to see you. How has everything been going
for you? :hug:


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