I swear, just when you think you are finally going to get some definitive answers! Although we know that the autopsy report states that Lincoln's death was due to liver failure, we still don't know exactly why?!? I guess we will really not know exactly what happened and obviously that is the way He wants it. Lincoln was confirmed to have a genetic mutation in his 5 and 19th chromosome. The 5th was a G and the 19th an R. (Not that that information is going to cause any of you to have a sudden realization into the scope of this illness) We could both (Jer and myself) be carriers or we could be "mosaics" or it could have all been spontaneous mutation. We are being encouraged to have genetic testing done on ourselves but the results could be (yet again) inconclusive. AAAAAGGGGGGHHHHH!
We do know that his endocrine system organs were all smaller than average. And his thymine was extremely small for a child of his age. None of these things are usual symptoms of the POLG1 DNA depletion that Lincoln had. So I am delving into research these symptoms hoping to maybe find ....something. This all had to happen for a reason.
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I had no idea when I talked with you today that you guys had gone in yesterday...I guess that shows me how much I need to catch up on my reading!!! I will continue to pray for you and my hope is that in some way through your research you will find some answers, but my biggest prayer is that your true peace comes from the giver of peace. Love you girl!!!
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