I have thal minor. My ex husband, I do not know about, and he will not cooperate. I was told my son was clear when he was young. Now he is 27 and I feel he shows symptoms similar to mine and want him re-tested. He will not take it seriously. What are the statistics I should tell him, if any?
There are a lot of statistics you can show him. Millions of carriers are there in the world. Like you can point to this statistic
There are an estimated 60-80 million people in the world who carry the beta thalassemia trait alone. This is very conservation as there are people who don't get screened at all
From :
http://thalassemia.com/gene_test.htmlIt is important for individuals to be aware of their thalassemia trait status, particularly individuals of reproductive age. Depending on the hemoglobin type of a current or future partner, future children may be at risk for thalassemia disease or other related hemoglobin diseases. Prenatal and other testing options are available to couples found to be at risk for having a baby with disease.
There is nothing wrong with Thal(minor). It would be helpful if a person knows their thal status. You can also give him examples of successful Thal Minor's like Pete Sampras, Zinedine Zidane.
Also, there are a lot of nice slogan's by our members at
http://www.thalassemiapatientsandfriends.com/index.php?topic=3442