Inspiring Life Despite A Diagnosis

Through Gwen’s second pregnancy, all tests came back normal and she went full term with her baby. After she was born, however, her daughter was diagnosed with Asparagine synthetase deficiency(ASNS) – which includes Microcephaly and Epilepsy– as well as Dwarfism, Cortical Visual Impairment, and Cerebral Palsy. When she was pregnant with her third child, doctors discovered her unborn baby would be born with the same diagnoses.They never thought that another daughter would be born with the same disability. This time they found out about Lola’s condition during Gwen’s pregnancy. Discovering Your Child Has ASNS and Microcephaly Gwen and her husband were not expecting their second child, Claire, to be diagnosed with Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency because everything looked normal during the first almost twenty weeks of pregnancy, but at that point they found out Claire’s head was not growing as fast as it should. Her doctor wanted her to explore all possible options, and Gwen did her research on an abortion. But