I want to share a pic of my girls!

Babsey · Post by **Babsey** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:07 am

This is when my oldest graduated high school in June

Sorry it's blurry, it was her first parade on Memorial Day, before field band started.

hazel · Post by **hazel** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:45 am

Lovely! Maybe there's a musical component to MC, as Barbara's granddaughter is in the band too.

Babsey · Post by **Babsey** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:28 am

hmmmm

I wonder if Barbara has musical talent, since I sure do not!

My 18 year-old is starting to have a stomach ache after eating eggs, and I started that when I was about 21, so I'm worried and I am talking to her about processed foods and junk food alot lately. Not that I'm sure that egg intolerence had anything to do with the MC. The past 5 months I've been thinking constantly about different signs over the years of getting this.

I certainly don't wish MC on anyone. Especially my daughters. Sheesh!

:work2:

I DO NOT FEEL LIKE WORKING TODAY!!!!

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:31 am

You have beautiful daughters. I know what you mean about worrying about your daughters getting this disease. I worry about them and my grandchildren. As you wrote, we wouldn't want to wish this on anyone.

Gloria

Courtney · Post by **Courtney** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:29 pm

Very nice pictures. I wonder if there's any way to predict the likelihood of your daughters getting MC? From what I can tell, (and I'm certainly no geneticist), there seem to be a couple of genes involved, at least for gluten intolerance. I think the Enterolab site has some information about how many copies of a gene you carry, and what that means for passing it to or getting it from first-degree relatives. There seems to be a definite genetic component to autoimmune in general, but it may present differently in different family members. For example, my grandmother has diabetes, my mom has hypothyroid, I have a lovely cocktail...but I don't know of any close relatives who have the symptoms of MC. FWIW.

Courtney

PS--I have no musical talent either!

barbaranoela · Post by **barbaranoela** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:19 pm

Babs---the girls are gorgeous-------and NOOOO I have no musical talent-----I luve to sing---but havent had any OFFERS~~~

my older daughter Debbie---has taken singing lessons and was in a group---BUT she tries everything life can offer--
While living in California she also took dancing lessons and did a dance routine with this guy---it was a benefit show-----I have a great big framed pic. of the 2 of them in a great step---
And she also took fencing lessons---and she is still LOOKING for Mr. PERFECT!!!

Kristyn is very adaptable to musical instruments----younger grandaughter--

:butterfliesonrose:

Barbara

G'ma Mary · Post by **G'ma Mary** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 6:15 pm

Just to jump in here with family info - both my son (only child) and his wife are band directors in public schools!

Also, I fear for a gluten intolerance in their two boys because I have discovered that avoiding gluten controls my MC, and their other grandmother has Dermatitis Herpetimorphis (may be mis-spelled, but that is the skin disease treated by a gluten free diet). So, if there is a gene for gluten intolerance, I positive those boys have it

Babsey - the pics are great! Thanks for sharing them!

G'ma Mary

annie oakley · Post by **annie oakley** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 6:29 pm

My daughter has Ibs and sings, I have Mc and sing and played guitar, my sister sings and has IBS, Hmmm! Maybe a connection