Today the world caved in.
Your genetics results are back, and they reveal a mutation on the MECP2 gene.
You have a severe form of Rett syndrome.
I can't tell you how much we cried, little Poppy.
Rett syndrome is just horrible.
Infants and children with the disorder usually develop normally until approximately age 6 to 18 months. They then cease to acquire new skills and gradually or suddenly lose previously acquired abilities, such as conscious control of the hands and the ability to vocalise most sounds or words.
This diagnosis doesn't explain all your symptoms, but that really doesn't matter because Rett syndrome is degenerative and fatal and you definitely have it.
The prognosis for children with Rett is grim. Whatever else is wrong with you, Rett is the thing that breaks a mother's heart.
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