Recent content by cassandralee

Thank you for your different points of view. I sincerely hope there are no health effects. My family had never shown any sign of being carriers before in routine blood tests, but I got tested specifically after I found he was a carrier. I tested negative, thankfully. Maybe more upsetting...

Actually, whether or not the thalassemia is a major health problem, I am very angry that he did not tell me his family has a genetic disease. I think that is something that should not be hidden before marriage! My family is very upset about it, too. Whether it's wrong or right to not like a...

I know this is a really old thread but I have a related question. I married a guy who turned out to be a thalassemia carrier. I only found out recently because we had a baby, and the baby was diagnosed. I am not happy. He says that he vaguely knew he was carrier from a medical exam when he...