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    sunniefaith is offline Registered User
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    Quote Originally Posted by Madeleine View Post
    Sunnie Faith, please don't get confused between Thalassemia Major and Minor. One in a dozen HK Chinese people have T Minor - but T Minor is often asymptomatic.

    You would definitely have to pay for a T Major sufferer's medical treatment - without treatment, they cannot survive. Read about it on Wikipedia if you haven't already:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalassemia

    I know a bit about this because my husband has T Minor and we had my blood screened to make sure I didn't before we tried for a baby.
    It's pretty much confirmed. She has major. She needs infusion 5 nights a week for about 10 hrs. And once a month, transfusion. So...it's kinda hard for the little girl as well.

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    Good luck with the interview! I'm sure she would be really lucky to have a loving home like yours.

    The treatment sounds rough :( Hopefully they will improve it in the future.

    It's good to see on Wikipedia that children with T Major can live long lives.


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    sunniefaith is offline Registered User
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    Quote Originally Posted by Madeleine View Post
    Good luck with the interview! I'm sure she would be really lucky to have a loving home like yours.

    The treatment sounds rough :( Hopefully they will improve it in the future.

    It's good to see on Wikipedia that children with T Major can live long lives.
    Thanks so much. Yes, did some research last night and they can have a normal life. Praying that hubby will too be convinced. Girl's mum abandoned her because she has T Major. So, it's really hard for the little girl.

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