Mother and son Myotonic dystrophy

The story of Emma

My baby came 7 weeks early , didn’t know what was wrong with him , doctors kept saying floppy baby , he was in a ventilator for 3 months and at times I thought he wasent going to make it,  neurologist came To see him and looked at me and said you have got  muscular dystrophy  And I looked at her in shock as I never heard of it, they tested my son and came back positive and I got tested and also came back positive, my baby came off ventilator and went to to a  by- pap and he is one know only has in on when it’s asleep he’s still in hospital but hopefully home soon, 

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