Verify Test Results

First off we want to thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers on our behalf. It is such a blessing to know that our family is so amazing and supportive during this trying time.

Kelsie got a call from the doctor late Wednesday to go over the test results from the blood draw and Verifi test. This test is less evasive than an amniocentesis, however it only tests a few chromosomes for anomolies or defects. The test looks specifically for trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome), trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) & trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). The results came back with negatives for both trisomy 18 & trisomy 21, but positive for trisomy 13. The implication of trisomy 13 in a nut shell is that the baby will not make it. The median life for a child with the syndrome is approximately 2.5 days. Given this news we have decided to do another test to help confirm the findings from the first test. We will be doing an amniocentesis tomorrow as the 2nd test.

We will keep you posted on results as they come to us. Again we really appreciate your thoughts and prayers during this time.