Hello....
Leslies just got back some blood tests that indicate a possible neural tube defect in our child she is presently carrying. (Rebecca Elizabeth) Please keep her and rebecca in your prayers...
this is some info on NTD's
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What are Neural Tube Defects (NTDs)?
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are one of the most common birth defects, occurring in approximately one in 1,000 live births in the United States. An NTD is an opening in the spinal cord or brain that occurs very early in human development. The early spinal cord of the embryo begins as a flat region, which rolls into a tube (the neural tube) 28 days after the baby is conceived. When the neural tube does not close completely, an NTD develops. NTDs develop before most women know they are even pregnant.
There are two types of NTDs. The most common type are called the open NTDs. Open NTDs occur when the brain and/or spinal cord are exposed at birth through a defect in the skull or vertebrae (back bones). Examples of open NTDs are spina bifida (myelomeningocele), anencephaly, and encephalocele. Rarer types of NTDs are called closed NTDs. Closed NTDs occur when the spinal defect is covered by skin. Common examples of closed NTDs are lipomyelomeningocele, lipomeningocele, and tethered cord.
Lastly, spina bifida occulta (SBO) is potentially another form of an NTD in which there is a typically benign (or non-symptom-causing) bony change in one or more vertebrae, but not involving the nerves within the spinal column. The incidence of SBO is not well defined; however, it is more common than the NTDs described above. The cause and potential similarities, or, link to NTDs, has not been established.
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I got this info from http://www.chg.duke.edu/diseases/ntd.html
Thank you for your time concern and prayers,
Emmett
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Feeling a bit numb at the moment, will need to calm down and wait for further tests to be done next week by a specialist.
Thank you for the bottom of my heart for your prayers and positive thoughts.
Love you all,
Emmett
Also, just know that those particular blood tests are notoriously wrong.
there are many of us...
Thank you all for your love and concern.
Emmett
Sending you light and love,
Donna
Amy
prayers and hugs.
Wishing for the best for you and yours.
and thanks for the link...it makes it so much easier to understand a situation when one can research it further! God Bless!
New stuff-----a mold that grows on corn, called fusimon, blocks folate uptake, causing more NTDs. In a new study, they found some amount of fusimon in almost all corn products tested. Many Hispanic women eat corn tortillas on a daily basis, which can be detrimental to a new fetus.
You and yours are within my prayers!
I just wanted to say I am finally going through what is now under 5,800 pieces of gather new mail that is in my inbox on here. So with that in mind I have finally come to a piece of mail that was addressed to me in regards this article submission you have created to share with the gather community. Thank you for taking the time and sharing your piece with us here at gather. :o)
And I hope you have a Happy New Year... in 2009 :o)
The Lord has been kind....
Thanks again for all the prayers.