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Dearest Mary and Family:
I receive the K.S. Newsletter because our son, age 2, has K.S.
I am so relieved to hear that
your son is doing so well and your letter sounds more like my
OWN son than any of the others in the newsletter.
Our son was slow at crawling and walked at 21 months. His large
motor skills were delayed
but out of my other two sons, he seems extremely bright in
comparison. He has
been tested through the infant stimulation program and tested
well within his age
group and they have decided to just monitor him for they feel he
has no real needs for
now.
It is reassuring to know that
your son at age 5, is remarkably well, just as his sisters. I
read
your letter to my mother over the phone and she said "that
sounds like your boy". We
live near the Mayo Clinic and some of the information given to me
and advice from
"supposed experts" was just plain stupid &
ignorant! Until I met with an Endocrinologist
at Mayo. He summed it up best. He sees K.S. patients all the
time.
There are all varieties of K.S. I guess we as parents have to
pick & choose what to
believe from what we witness with our own children. He said, in
general, most K.S.
symptoms are extremely mild and RARELY does he see anything other
than that so
not to worry. Given all the information, I have decided to take
it one stop at a time. Not to
be an ostrich and hide my head in the sand. But on the other
hand, not to "over
diagnose" the matter either.
Out of all my 3 children, he is
the youngest, he appears NO DIFFERENT to me than his
brothers. Ages 15, 5 & 2. He is loving, more quiet, patient,
sweet, highly intelligent,
knows exactly what you're saying and can do anything you ask of
him. Sometimes you
wonder "where did he learn that"?
We've been through alot of tests
from neuro doctors on down, trying to pinpoint why his
developmental delay such as not walking. I kept pushing for
answers. Not to label him
dev. delayed as the answer as to why he was not walking. A blood
test answered
our questions. Klinefelter Syndrome. 47/xxy. In self research on
my own
about K.S. I came across the K.S. Newsletter. There again we must
pick & choose from
ALL what we hear & see. So thank you for writing - ALL
children are different, so are
K.S. children. Some mild, some not so mild.
Our son is talking somewhat and
we are so pleased. Before we knew what he had, we thought
it may have been a muscle disease such as M.D. and that terrified
us. We just
cried when he first walked across the room. Thank God! So Mary -
thank you so very
much for your letter. And to read your letter and to hear K.S.
patients are doing just
fine also is great news to read.
Our son seems to be very bright,
very happy and can walk now! What more could a mother
hope for?
Thank you from the bottom of my
heart for your "uplifting" letter. The best of luck to
your son
and you and your entire family.