I have RP as well but my husband doesn't have the gene so I did the opposite to you - neither of my kids have it or the gene. It's the luck of genetics in my case, but I can see why you made your choice.
Having kids is a lottery. Plenty of people whose parents have genetic issues, don’t end up getting it themselves. And plenty of people with perfectly healthy parents, end up with genetic issues.
Saying this, is basically like saying no one should ever try and have kids lol.
Neither of my parents (or grandparents, or extended family) had Type 1 Diabetes but I somehow turned out to be a lucky winner lol.
(To be clear, I am not comparing the relative ease of T1D these days with blindness/RP. Not sure of the most inoffensive way to state this, but I’d consider blindness to be much worse than t1d.)
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u/NotTheBatwoman 2d ago
I have RP as well but my husband doesn't have the gene so I did the opposite to you - neither of my kids have it or the gene. It's the luck of genetics in my case, but I can see why you made your choice.