The Stories Behind TFMR: Episode 1 with Brittney Spencer

Brittney is a 37 year old woman from Baltimore, Maryland. Her story goes back to November 2018 when she found out at 10 weeks into her pregnancy that she was a carrier for Fragile X. When she received this call, she had no idea what that was or what that would mean for her pregnancy. After meeting with a Genetic Counselor, she learned she was a mosaic - full mutation carrier and because her repeats were more than 200, her child would have a full expansion if they inherited her affected X.  Two weeks after this meeting, she proceeded with a CVS, a procedure that tests the amniotic fluid to determine if the baby would be affected with Fragile X. 16 days later she received the life changing news that the baby was a boy and had inherited her full mutation and she moved forward with the termination a week later. This is her story. As a disclaimer, this podcast series features sensitive topics. Understand that the opinions and topics do not express or represent the organizations personal feelings on any matter but are here to solely share the guest speaker's journey and life's experiences. These opinions and stories are theirs and theirs alone.