Please sign this petition it could just as easy happen to you, I was lucky I have 2 healthy kids but had I had my children with someone else it could have been a totally different story.
How do I know I am a CF carrier?? Because 3 years ago we found out my niece has CF the reason being my twin sister is a CF carrier (which means I am too) and so is my brother in law. Neither of them knew they were CF carriers until they found out their daughter had it..
It could have just as easily happened to my kids, or yours, anyone of you could be a CF carrier without even knowing.
There is now nationwide screening of newborns for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) but there is no publicly-funded screening of adults to determine if they are CF carriers. There is a 1/25 chance that a random adult is a CF carrier. If both parents are CF carriers there is a 1/4 chance their child will have CF. Carriers usually have no symptoms so will be unaware of their status. Carrier testing is done by a mouthwash swab with an instant result and is available privately but not on the NHS. People should not have to play Russian roulette with such devastating consequences.
Please follow the link and sign this petition then pass it on.
http://petitions.PM.gov.UK/CFcarriertest/ Thanks for your support.