Reproduce or no?

Feb 13, 2009 12:18

Following my last post bitching about the octuplets' mother...

I'm currently debating if I should have kids someday.

I am relatively healthy except for one thing: Vasovagal Syncope. My mother and grandmother have it too. Basically, my nervous system overreacts when I get hurt and makes my heart stop instead of just slowing down. It made me pass out ( Read more... )

children, seizure, disease, passing out, vasovagal, inherited, health, heart, syncope, birth, genetic, nervous system, fainting, cardiac arrest, adoption

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blaze_husky February 14 2009, 02:42:43 UTC
What a terrible condition! I think I'd be a very paranoid person. But you are infact very brave. I admire that... and the fact that you are thinking about things like this. What you decide to do is ultimately up to you. The disease, while it sounds terrifying, really could be much worse. So if you wanted to bear your own children, I would say go for it. But adoption is always an excellent option. I know that if I am unable to ever have kids, I say screw invitro and adopt. :3

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