My Girlfriend And I Are Both As. We've Just Found Out

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I can write an entire chapter on SCD (based on my experience with my brother)

When it comes to kids, hey you never know

My brother is full blown (SCD)

Me, I am iron deficiency anemia.

My brother is a member of this forum.  It's very informatve.  See folks share their stories

http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/forum/index.php

Good luck and one love

Jazz Freak and Femi Seun God bless you both, my darlings!  You are saying the truth and you have fore-sight.  You see, these two are as blind and deaf as a bat! Leave them to learn their lessons, ok! Everyone is warning them now about the consequences of such union instead it seems they are allowing their hearts to rule their heads.  Allowing emotion to control their judgements.  As a mother of a child with sickle cell anaemia - I wouldn't wish the experience on my worst enemy let alone anyone else.  Would I consider the emotional, psychological, financial and physical burden to this?  No, it does not worth.  The hospital run alone will kill your marriage and the family unit. 

And to my brother and sister discovering this night-mare, I should say to you both - just kiss and say your good-byes to each other so that you can be free to pursue your God given rights to happiness and personal fulfilments i.e. achieving what God has sent you here to achieve/realise.

In a nutshell, I say - amicably go your separate ways my darlings in order to seek happiness with other people.  We know it's not gonna be easy to say goodbyes after 5 blissful years of togetherness but, JUST DO IT!! 

If in doubt of how to do it,  just take courage from Prince Harry of Great Britain and who have now parted amiceably with Chelsy - his long term girlfriend after just 5 years of being together.

Make hay whilst the sun shine!  You can not help your situation and you are not the only. 

To be frank, my parents are both AS and we are five siblings in the family.  Two of us are AA and three are AS.  I have also seen other families that have given birth to SS kids.  These show that any odds are possible. Medically speaking, the chances of getting an SS child for you two is 1 in 4 same for AA while the chances of getting an AS child is 1 in 2. 

The best possible medical option is to undergo genetic counselling before having a child.   An unborn child can also be screened through the amniotic fluid (no harm to the baby) to ascertain whether he/she is a sickler or not.  Adequate medical intervention coupled with prayers can see the both of you through.

Hope this helps. 

seriously  i wld say that u r nt serious u've dated for five years  u are just realising that she is AS  and u plan to get engaged in 2010 who dose that these days sha it might be the end or on the other hand u can take your chances cheers