Natalie Recker
Mrs. Smith
Biology- period 4
11 March 2017
Journal Entry- Day in the Life It is 9:30 P.M., and today has been a rough day. The first thought I had this morning was, ‘Will I have a good day or a bad day?’ Right after thinking that, I thought, ‘How will my Turner Syndrome diagnosis affect today?’ This, however, isn’t the first time thinking these thoughts. In fact, I ask myself these questions every day when I wake up. Every day, I struggle knowing I have a genetic disorder; Turner Syndrome. Turner Syndrome, or TS, is a genetic, chromosomal disorder in which a female is born with only one X chromosome (the 23rd pair). This affects the development in women (the disease can only occur in women). The most common way a female can get TS is by monosomy, which means an X chromosome is completely …show more content…
When I was a kid, I would have to give myself a growth hormone shot every night. I no longer give myself these shots. The life expectancy for a woman with TS, like myself, is 50 years. The life reduction is up to 13 years. One of my favorite organizations I have been a part of is the Turner Syndrome Foundation. It has helped me very much throughout my entire life. Their tag line is, “
Turner Syndrome affects 1 in 2,000 females. We can help.” I love this foundation and everything it has helped me with. Another amazing organization is Turner’s Syndrome Society of the United States. Other interesting information I found today at work was: the average height of a woman with TS who is untreated is 4” 8’. Turner’s Syndrome is not preventable or curable, but there are treatments like the ones I stated above. Another interesting fact is that most women with TS aren’t able to have children because they are missing one of the X chromosomes. Finally, women who have TS are at higher risk of getting sick (more often) and developing another
Mrs. Smith
Biology- period 4
11 March 2017
Journal Entry- Day in the Life It is 9:30 P.M., and today has been a rough day. The first thought I had this morning was, ‘Will I have a good day or a bad day?’ Right after thinking that, I thought, ‘How will my Turner Syndrome diagnosis affect today?’ This, however, isn’t the first time thinking these thoughts. In fact, I ask myself these questions every day when I wake up. Every day, I struggle knowing I have a genetic disorder; Turner Syndrome. Turner Syndrome, or TS, is a genetic, chromosomal disorder in which a female is born with only one X chromosome (the 23rd pair). This affects the development in women (the disease can only occur in women). The most common way a female can get TS is by monosomy, which means an X chromosome is completely …show more content…
When I was a kid, I would have to give myself a growth hormone shot every night. I no longer give myself these shots. The life expectancy for a woman with TS, like myself, is 50 years. The life reduction is up to 13 years. One of my favorite organizations I have been a part of is the Turner Syndrome Foundation. It has helped me very much throughout my entire life. Their tag line is, “
Turner Syndrome affects 1 in 2,000 females. We can help.” I love this foundation and everything it has helped me with. Another amazing organization is Turner’s Syndrome Society of the United States. Other interesting information I found today at work was: the average height of a woman with TS who is untreated is 4” 8’. Turner’s Syndrome is not preventable or curable, but there are treatments like the ones I stated above. Another interesting fact is that most women with TS aren’t able to have children because they are missing one of the X chromosomes. Finally, women who have TS are at higher risk of getting sick (more often) and developing another