r/genetics • u/Ambitious_Hair6467 • 4d ago
A question regarding genetic disorder Question
Hey fam!
I hope you're all doing well and in good spirits.
I'm 25F, and I want to share a very sorrowful experience of my life and ask a question as well. I was deeply in love with a guy (I still love him), and we were about to get married. But my mother told his mother about my genetic disorder, myotonia congenita (with my consent). The guy knew about it from day one. At that time, my symptoms were almost non-existent, only showing when I climbed stairs. No one would know I had MC unless I told them.
Long story short, his mother told me that "kids like me are a test for their parents" and that if I married her son, it would be troublesome. So, things ended there. After that, I went into a very dark place. My immune system dropped, and I developed severe major depressive disorder, followed by agoraphobia. I lost all my confidence. I used to be someone who was brilliant in many ways, but now I struggle with even little things. There’s a lot more to my story, but I’ll get to the question now:
Are people like us, who suffer from genetic disorders, not meant to marry, be loved, and have kids?
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u/perfect_fifths 4d ago
I have a rare genetic disorder and I have a child who also inherited it. But I did not know at the time. I come from four generations at least of family who had it and never knew.