A mother's excitement about welcoming a new child into the world is tempered by the fear that her Huntington disease genes will be passed on to the baby. Pregnancy fete: anticipation, Excitement, planning Counting the numbers Ten fingers, ten toes Excitement, planning Pink sheets, blue ties? Ten fingers, ten toes First movements: rolling, kicking Pink cheeks, blue eyes? Watching you grow First movements: rolling, kicking Flickering ultrasound pictures Watching you grow I cannot wait to hold you Flickering ultrasound pictures of your shape I cannot wait to hold you As parents, we wonder how we'll be You're shaped, your chromosomes from ours As parents, we wonder how will be each pair of your genes your chromosomes from ours I have Huntington's disease.
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
