HI, I am new to this forum. I am not educated with this subject so I am turning to you with questions. Please forgive me if I should offend anyone, it's not meant to. I am 38 with 2 children from a previous marriage. I have been dating someone seriously whose mother has Chrone's disease and is very sick. He has grown up watching her deteriorate and it breaks his heart that she has always been in pain. He does not have Chrone's disease. I am not sure if it just might be dormant in him. We have discussed having children. I am fine either way, but I know deep in his heart he would love to have his own child. Although I am concerned about
my age, we are also very concerned about
the chances of our child having the disease. He is torn because he doesn't want to watch his child be sick like his mother. He feels that he would be selfish to knowingly bring a possibly sick child into the world. I don't know how i feel about
it because i already have my own children. Of course i don't want to see my child sick, what parent does I see my sister with a child with cancer and it is heartbreaking. I think you are taking a risk no matter if there is a history of anything.
How could we find out what the chances would be of having a child with the disease? Does it skip generations?
Thank you all!
Kristy