Archives for July 2012

Have the scales tipped?

We had another loss in our Gaucher 2/3 community today.  An adorable little boy with beautiful brown hair and big eyes.  I would look at his pictures often because he shared so many mannerisms and looks that Hannah used to do.

I’ve been a part of this ‘community’ now for almost 4 years.  I have gotten to know quite a few families with kids affected by Gaucher’s 2/3, and I have seen so many of these children lose their battle because of Gaucher’s Disease.   I feel like the scale has tipped for me – I know more parents who have lost children to Gaucher’s than I know parents still fighting for their Gaucher kids.

It shouldn’t be that way.

Then again, we shouldn’t have to lose our children in the first place.