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Re: [Neurofibromatosis] NF and the ELEPHANT MAN   Message List  
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Re: [Neurofibromatosis] NF and the ELEPHANT MAN

I am not mad.  When I first learned that my son had NF, we too thought that it was "elephant man" disease or something like it.  I apologize if my email sounded mean. 
I wish we could find some answers for this disease and get to word out about it.  When my son was first diagnosed, I had NEVER heard of it.  My son has a lot more wrong with him than just NF.  He has a trach and a G-tube and has had to have rods put in his back and now we have to figure out why he is losing bone mass and watch to make sure that he doesn't break a bone.  I keep hearing that to expect him to die of "old age" is not a realistic expectation.  If I had a nickel for everytime I was told that he wouldn't see the next day, I would have enough money to research NF for years.
 
Hope everyone is having a great day :-)
Amy


Fri Apr 15, 2005 9:57 pm

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John Merrick had Protues disease. I don't believe he did have NF but he did indeed have Protues........please don't be angry with the other writer is it bad...
Genevieve Seymour
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Apr 15, 2005
9:46 pm

I am not mad. When I first learned that my son had NF, we too thought that it was "elephant man" disease or something like it. I apologize if my email ...
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parentofnfchild
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Apr 15, 2005
9:57 pm

HI AMY----HOW OLD IS YOUR SON? I HAVE A DAUGHTER WITH NF AND SHE IS 11, HER NAME IS ROBYN. SHE HAS A MUCH MILDER CASE THAN YOUR SON, BUT I WANTED YOU TO KNOW...
Dora Forfar
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Apr 15, 2005
11:52 pm

AMEN!!! Genevieve Seymour <cleo5899@...> wrote:John Merrick had Protues disease. I don't believe he did have NF but he did indeed have...
Dora Forfar
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Apr 15, 2005
11:53 pm

My son is 8. He just turned 8 in September. If you would like to see him... he has a website. The address is _www.JamieYowell.com_ ...
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parentofnfchild
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Apr 16, 2005
1:10 am

Hello, Yes the old make your peace speech. Been there done that way to many times. Apparently not in gods plans. My son is 6, NF plexiform. And I have...
Robin Kerr
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Apr 16, 2005
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