The 29th of June sees the advent of another Metabolic Awareness Week (from CLIMB) in the UK. As a dietetic student with a keen interest in this field, I wanted to take the opportunity of sharing my thoughts on the subject. I will write a series of articles over the coming days to help increase the exposure of Inborn Metabolic Disorders.
Archive for the ‘Thoughts on PKU’ Category
A single mother’s perspective on PKU: Part 3 – Discovering your child has PKU
Monday, June 16th, 2008Jack was a healthy 7 lb 2 oz, despite his (and mine) somewhat traumatic birth he seemed fine. I needed a number of stitches down below however and also ended up with what the doctor called “very angry piles!!!” I think I know why John Wayne walked the way he did: I felt like I had been on a horse for days.
PKU
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008What is PKU? Is it a disease or a condition one has to live with or is it just bad luck. To me, someone who has had it for 19 years, it’s just a small part of my life. I don’t consider myself different from anyone else out there. You could say it’s just like having a lisp, or wearing glasses or even just being short! The one thing I do know is you just have to get on with it. In fact, as someone who wears glasses, I would say this is a bigger handicap for me. I am a keen sports person but was never really able to pursue my love for football. I tried contact lenses but my eyes never really took to them. Now, I am a keen runner and I am on my fifth marathon.
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