Christina is a woman who has Turner Syndrome, a wife, and a teacher. In this monthly blog series, she shares her experiences living with Turner Syndrome after aortic dissection surgery. Life Post-Surgery Hello again! I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe during these most challenging times. This month, I would like to look […]
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In our second Twitter chat for Turner Syndrome awareness, we talked about health concerns. It was insightful to hear so many perspectives on the condition. As we learned, TS affects every woman and girl differently. There are some more common symptoms such as short stature, infertility, and cardiac issues, while even these are quite varied.
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by Katie Steedly Curling, PhD, Writer & Guest Blogger for TSF Sometimes in our rush to think about awareness as big events and campaigns, we forget that awareness is, above all, personal. Connection is the heart of Turner Syndrome awareness. Communication is the heart of connection. Talking and writing are the heart of communication. Awareness
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I would like to start by thanking you for taking the time to read my story. I hope you will gain knowledge and comfort from my experiences with Turners. My name is Christina Quint and I was diagnosed with Turner Syndrome at birth, thirty years ago. I was blessed with parents who have helped and
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Subscribe to our blog Laura Fasciano, Dawn Petr, and Lori Kobular, are friends, mothers, volunteers, and TSF Board Members. But they weren’t always united over the common goal of making a difference for all women and girls affected by TS. Turner Syndrome, a condition often seen as rare and random, influenced on each of their lives in a major
Three Women Connected by TS Read More
Subscribe to our blog Kourtney’s Story “My pregnancy with Natalie was my third pregnancy. After two fetal loses, the doctors were watching me closely and considered me high risk. We were terrified to get our hopes up that this pregnancy would be successful. At 10 weeks we had an ultrasound and they found a cystic
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Subscribe to our blog Ivy was diagnosed with Turner Syndrome at 16 weeks in utero. The doctors gave us no hope that she would live. But 20 weeks later, our little girl beat the 1% odds and came screaming into this world and she’s been a fighter ever since. After open heart surgery and 5
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