So I have never done anything like this before. To be honest I'm not even sure where to begin. Perhaps telling you all a little bit about me and Turner Syndrome would be a good place to start. My name is Samantha. I am 34 years old. I was born at Ft. Sill Oklahoma. I was diagnosed with Turner Syndrome at birth. I weighed in at only 4 pounds, 10 ounces. I was so small that my parents could not take me home until I gained weight. You're probably wondering what TS is. Not many people have heard of it before. Usually when I tell someone that I have it, the first thing they ask me is "What is that?" Well Turner Syndrome is a genetic disorder that effects 1 in 2500 girls. It is caused by a missing X chromosome. It is believed that 98% of the baby girls with Turner Syndrome are either stillborn or do not make it full term. I am happy, and extremely blessed, to say that I have overcome that and I will be celebrating 35 years in March 2017. I've had 34 great years that I wasn't promised. 34 years that I couldn't be more grateful for. I'm going to include a link to a site that can go more into depth about TS than I can, as I want to be as accurate as possible. I would really love to raise awareness. I hope that this is a good start and if you have TS, please feel free to follow me on Twitter @sammy_shock
I would love to connect with other ladies like myself. Lots of light and love to you all!
--- Sam
http://www.turnersyndromefoundation.org/
Girl I would like to apologize on my behalf of what took place back in the day when we all hung out. I didn't like that person I was, I was not raised that way and a lot took place of who I hung around with and I'm happy to say that person is no longer in my life. I did a lot of soul searching into myself. I didn't like that me, I am happy to have you back in my life. I never want to take my friendships for granted ever again. I am very sorry Sam, I honestly had no idea about you having TS, I always just thought you were short! :) I don't see a disability, disorder, or disease in people. I see them and who they are! Girl you have grown into this amazing person! God wants you here, you have a purpose on this earth! But I do apologize and I am sorry it took this long to tell you, but better late then never. Many hugs and much love Sam! ~Tina Overbay-Howard
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