Hello. I am new here, my name is Gwen. I have a 17 year old son named Josh. He was born in 1991. During my pregnancy with him I developed some sort of infection, which was never ruled out. At birth my son had a lot of medical problems, he was Jaundiced really bad, he had Hemolytic Anemia, he had Septo-Optic Dysplasia and Interstitial Pneumonia. He remained in the NICU for 3 weeks following his birth. He was diagnosed with TORCH Syndrome when he was a little over a year old. He was also found to be Moderatly Mentally Retarded. He had calcium deposits on his brain when he was born. He currently has an IQ of 43 and he also suffers from Bipolar 1 Disorder as well. Last year we had to instituonalize him for a period of three months until he could become stable on the medication. I have been reading that this disorder (TORCH) can cause Seizures, he never had any that we are aware of, however our oldest child, a daughter did have them. They began after her DPT shot and she was dx with Childhood Absence Epilepsy. At the age of 10 her seizures stopped and she has been seizure free since. My husband has a brother that died as a toddler with a lot of the same symptoms my son had however he was never dx as having TORCH. He also has a younger brother who is moderatly mentally retarded as well. Our oldest child, daughter got married in March. Her first baby was due Sept. 10th, 2008. She went into preterm labor and delivered a baby girl at 28wks gestation. The baby is still in the NICU and has been since birth. She will be coming home next week though. My daughters OB doc has told her that he thinks she has something "genetically wrong" with her and that is why she delivered her baby so early. My questions are as u can imagine, was it TORCH?? Will my granddaughter have this disease? I mean if my daughter is a carrier, it is an Autosomal Recessive Disorder. I also just recently found out through gentic testing that I am of Italian Descent, which makes it easier to get TORCH. I have yet to run across anyone since my son was dx that has TORCH. Would love to be able to chat with someone who does and see how it has affected your life.
Gwen
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