Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) This story is shared by a family who lost a child MCADD. On February 19, 1998, Ben entered our life. He was a beautiful, full term baby boy and our third child. Ben received the minimum state-mandated newborn screenings after he was born and was thought to be healthy. During […]
Jonathan
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) This story is shared by a family whose son has sickle cell disease. As a Mother of three healthy children and expecting the fourth, we were looking forward to another healthy baby. I knew that I was a sickle cell trait (SCT) carrier. My father was in the Air Force and […]
Damian
3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA Carboxylase Deficiency [3MCC] This story is shared by a family whose child has 3MCC. Damian was born on April 17, 2008 at 3:41 PM and weighed a healthy 8 lbs. 9 oz. He is our sixth child and all our children had been perfectly healthy, so when the nurse took him to do his […]
Olivia
Beta Ketothiolase Degiciency [BKT] This story is shared by a family whose child has BKT. This is our story, so far. . . It all began on February 1, 2005 when our third daughter, Olivia Belle Quinlan, was born. She was a perfect 8 lbs. 15 oz. beautiful baby girl. It was such a wonderful […]
Rebecca
Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) This is a personal story shared by a family who child has MCADD. Our daughter, Rebecca, came into this world on the morning of December 4th, 2005. It was a normal pregnancy and we had no complications from the delivery. She was a beautiful baby weighing in at 6 lbs […]
