Justbehave:
Fake story. It's only a fool who can't recognise a sickler through his or her physical structures and eye colours.

Deeprooted:


My brother is AS

Deeprooted:
After getting the job,he was posted to one northern state where he met the lady from the south west.

In less than 6 months, he told me someone wanted to say Hi to me when he called. I heard a lady's voice. He later introduced her to me as his fiancee.

Long story short. We went for wedding and all.

At the point of delivery which the doctor insisted on her having CS due to her medical condition, my brother insisted the wife will deliver via push. It was then the doctor made known to my brother " oga you're talking as if you're not aware of your wife's health"

Omo!!! Na there my brother come say he no Sabi ooo. It was discovered she's indeed SS. I asked my brother before we went for all the marriage rites of they're compatible health wise an he answered affirmative.


After the discovery, my brother left the wife in the hospital but my dad and I insisted he gets back to her till after everything.

It was when was after the successful surgery my brother told me that his wife brought the test result from another lab, reason being that he was busy when they were supposed to go for the test together.

My brother's mind is made up on divorce.

What will you advise my brother to do?

dochenaj:
When you are AS/SS, issues like genotype become the first thing you want to find out especially when you think someone might end up being a life partner.

How the SS lady was okay with marrying someone with AS genotype thus putting the probability of them having a SS child at 50% is beyond imagination.

Is she illiterate and doesn't understand the probability of giving birth to an SS baby?

If she was AS, I'll say she doesn't know firsthand the pain of being a sickler, but she has experienced the pain and yet wants to put her child through such.

That's beyond reckless, it is psychological. She needs to have her head checked.

However, about the marriage dissolution I have no solution. This matter is too complicated.

Cutehector:
cc blaise26abj. Next time always read.

Justbehave:
Fake story. It's only a fool who can't recognise a sickler through his or her physical structures and eye colours.

SodiumValproate:

The probability is 75%


AS - AS is 50%

AS - SS is 75%

SS - SS is 100%

Deeprooted:


My brother is AS

Cutehector:
normal to damn the consequences at the detriment of unborn children?


Oh come off it Blaise, dont think selfishly. If you want to damn the consequences then do it so that it will affect only you and your wife and not the unborn children.

olatunji390:


75% sir

osazsky:
if ur bro is AA i see no issue here..but she for let ur bro know her health status....if he is rich he better complete wt he started

Deeprooted:


My brother is AS

Paulheyman:


Note
3) on carrier: if you have AS or AC etc. genotype then you are a carrier of the sickle cell treat. Simply means you can give birth to a sickle cell child and you can also have sickle cell crisis under reduced oxygen tension
4) Many misconception exist in SCD. Mine is to enlighten you and many others

Germi9:

What if the guy is AA

delishpot:


I have been thinking of this. Can you educate me more on the symptoms AS people might have? Cos I have been arguing with people that AS genotype people can exhibit SS crisis but they all say nah. That AS are only carriers who dont show symotom.

Creamypie:
its recessive trait in them. Its when they combine with another AS, it stands a complete chance of being dominant in SS kid

Justbehave:
Fake story. It's only a fool who can't recognise a sickler through his or her physical structures and eye colours.

Deeprooted:
After getting the job,he was posted to one northern state where he met the lady from the south west.

In less than 6 months, he told me someone wanted to say Hi to me when he called. I heard a lady's voice. He later introduced her to me as his fiancee.

Long story short. We went for wedding and all.

At the point of delivery which the doctor insisted on her having CS due to her medical condition, my brother insisted the wife will deliver via push. It was then the doctor made known to my brother " oga you're talking as if you're not aware of your wife's health"

Omo!!! Na there my brother come say he no Sabi ooo. It was discovered she's indeed SS. I asked my brother before we went for all the marriage rites of they're compatible health wise an he answered affirmative.


After the discovery, my brother left the wife in the hospital but my dad and I insisted he gets back to her till after everything.

It was when was after the successful surgery my brother told me that his wife brought the test result from another lab, reason being that he was busy when they were supposed to go for the test together.

My brother's mind is made up on divorce.

What will you advise my brother to do?

Chee59:
Go through the comments and see why an SS lady will forge a medical test result just to get married even if she knows the truth will be out in the open one day.

Sickle Cell Disorder is the number 1 genetic disorder in the world. You'd think that as common as it is, the Nigerian society would have found a way to accommodate and accept Sickle Cell warriors for who they are but no.

Utter stigmatisation, discrimination even from supposedly educated folks trail any reveal of one's health status.

Go through the comments and tell me if a sickle Cell warrior stands any chance of finding love in Nigeria.

weslay:


What is your brother's genotype? If your brother is AA, then there is no risk that any of their children will be SS

Creamypie:
S.S matter eh, them no dey use love or emotion oh. Na objectivity and realism them dey use face am, no matter whose ox faces the brunt. Forget "I been love am" or "she love me" or "we are in love" gist. If at least one of the marriage partners no be complete AA, In this case, he has these options. 1. divorce her and marry another wife with AA genotype. 2. reman married, but no kid. 3. Remain married, have kids with SS genotype, and drain or strain you both emotionally, mentally, and financially, and who will suffer from birth till premature death, at 24 years at most 4. Remain married, with no kid, but have an AA side chick who will birth healthy children for u. Thank God am AA.I can marry any woman on earth

weslay:


What is your brother's genotype? If your brother is AA, then there is no risk that any of their children will be SS

Olmat:
I really do understand your pain, the only issue here is the fact she hid her status you. But marrying an SS is not a death sentence. I'm married to an SS, my beautiful wife, we have a daughter who's As. My wife hardly gets sick and you won't know she's SS unless she tells you.

Amayabor1:


How can't you see an issue even if the man is AA? You think the woman that is SS will not be falling sick from time to time? Wouldn't that make the man be spending money on medical care?

homesteady:


So SS people shouldn’t get married?

Shalommy:
Tell your bro. to finish what he started oo