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Many years ago on a discussion list for a really deadly condition, someone talked about a child in the family dying really young and no one knew why and everyon
by DoreenMichele 5y ago
Many years ago on a discussion list for a really deadly condition, someone talked about a child in the family dying really young and no one knew why and everyone was so heartbroken and felt so guilty. And I guess later someone else was diagnosed with this very deadly condition and eventually someone suggested to the mother of the child "Maybe the child also had this deadly genetic disorder and they were just not diagnosed. Maybe you didn't do anything wrong." And the mother was finally able to make her peace with the mysterious death of this child, who had been maybe five years old.
I think the person who told the story was a lot older than me. Children dying young tends to be a thing in less developed countries and people don't necessarily know why.
- 8ytecoder 5y agoMy family tree from a mere two generations ago is filled with kids who died under the age of 5 - some are mundane but most are undiagnosed. They just know the symptoms that were fatal not the cause. 1960s and earlier. That’s not at all that long ago.
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