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Unexplained death in children and young adults

(13 Posts)
Aka Sun 12-May-13 15:42:16

could you please support this?

This is to ask for genetic testing of siblings and/or parents to try to establish a genetic link or cause.

ninathenana Sun 12-May-13 15:48:56

Have signed. A very good friend of mine lost her 3 yo GS suddenly last year. Very sad.

HUNTERF Sun 12-May-13 16:09:23

Sadly I know a teacher who had 2 children pass away in her class during her career.
She taught 6 / 7 year olds.
I am sure there would have been a thorough investigation especially after the second death but I know she was teaching 10 years later.
She had a son and a daughter and she taught my 2 daughters.
I would think she is retired now but I would have no problems with her teaching my granddaughters if she turned up at a school in Birmingham.

Frank

Ana Sun 12-May-13 16:21:27

Frank - I think you've missed the point entirely......confused
This thread is about deaths from unknown causes, not suspicious deaths.

shysal Sun 12-May-13 16:34:20

Signed.

baubles Sun 12-May-13 16:43:27

Signed & shared.

Ariadne Sun 12-May-13 16:46:07

Signed. ana is right, Frank! The article etc explains it fully.

Aka Mon 13-May-13 06:43:48

Thank you to those who have signed smile

Ariadne Mon 13-May-13 09:23:39

Bump.

Gorki Mon 13-May-13 10:04:20

I am very happy to sign this. I had a neighbour whose first baby died from SIDS. After she had her second one she was given some sort of monitor to wear all the time I'm not sure how it worked and it was a help but was not 100% re-assuring. Fortunately the second one is now a strapping teenager but I think the anxiety was constantly with my neighbour in the early years . A test like this would have helped I think.

Quiltinggran Mon 13-May-13 10:27:34

Signed

Aka Mon 13-May-13 21:13:31

More thanks smile

Charleygirl Tue 14-May-13 12:27:49

Also signed