The story of Cathy, born in 1998, dx at age 5
In 2003 Cathy was diagnosed Trisomy X.


She is living in California, USA.


To send an email to the mother of Cathy click here.


Click on the link below to read her story.



Cathy's mom wrote an update in June 2008, on Cathy's 10th birthday.



May 2009, Mother of Cathy:

We just wrapped up my daughter's middle school transition IEP.
I think she will have excellent support next year.

Thanks also to everyone for sharing the ongoing studies, articles, Mina's thesis, etc. as I had a 200 + page packet of information to hand off to
her new teacher.

Click on the link below to read what we ended up with for 6th grade



In June 2011 Cathy's mother wrote an update on her 13 th birthday;




Around the 15th birthday of her daughter Cathy's mother wrote the following update:




Cathy's mom wrote an update on her daughters story in july 2015.
Cathy is 17 years old and on a mission to increase Trisomy X Awareness as part of her Girl Scout Gold award.
She is trying to tell 1 million people about Trisomy X. She is about 1/4 of the way there!
She would appreciate any and all help by visiting and/or sharing the link to her website
She even created an awareness video that you can find there. It's a great glimpse into her strengths and struggles.




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