{"id":53194,"date":"2024-07-23T15:17:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T19:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/?p=53194"},"modified":"2024-08-13T11:59:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T15:59:19","slug":"eugenios-story-living-with-med13l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/2024\/07\/23\/eugenios-story-living-with-med13l\/","title":{"rendered":"The Camachos&#8217; Journey with MED13L"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The responses below were originally written in Spanish and translated using a third party service.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>What is your family like?<\/h3>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" aria-label=\"Translated text\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi8wfTfs72HAxXSmIkEHY2OAdkQ3ewLegQIBxAU\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">We are a family of four. Eugenio is the youngest. We noticed a delay in his development at 12 months, since he does not walk, but through therapy he achieved it at 18 months. We started this path because he did not speak, and within two years and months the MED13L diagnosis arrived.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" aria-label=\"Translated text\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj-276YyfeGAxXVMVkFHXc2DQ8Q3ewLegQIBRAU\"><em>Somos una familia de 4, Eugenio es el m\u00e1s peque\u00f1o, notamos un retraso en su desarrollo a los 12 meses, ya que no camino, por medio de terapia lo logro a los 18 meses, iniciamos este camino porque el no hablaba, y con dos a\u00f1os y meses llego el diagnostico MEDl13.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>What do you do for fun?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" aria-label=\"Translated text\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi8wfTfs72HAxXSmIkEHY2OAdkQ3ewLegQIBxAU\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">We go out to the squares, places where both children can have fun, we watch movies, and laugh at everything they achieve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Salimos a las plazas, lugares donde ambos ni\u00f1os puedan divertirse, vemos peliculas y re\u00edmos por todo lo que ellos logran.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Tell us about the biggest hardship you face.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" aria-label=\"Translated text\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi8wfTfs72HAxXSmIkEHY2OAdkQ3ewLegQIBxAU\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Verbal expression, often not being able to understand his needs, not knowing when he feels bad, being able to talk to him about his day, his interests, people seeing him strangely and asking in a derogatory way why he doesn&#8217;t speak or behave like that, seeing how some people discriminate against him, seeing that he does not reach the developmental milestones for his age.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" aria-label=\"Translated text\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi8wfTfs72HAxXSmIkEHY2OAdkQ3ewLegQIBxAU\"><em>La expresi\u00f3n verbal, no poder entender muchas veces sus necesidades, no saber cuando se siente mal, poder platicar con el sobre su d\u00eda, sus intereses, que la gente lo vea raro y pregunte de manera despectiva porque el no habla o se comporta as\u00ed, el ver como algunas personas lo discriminan, ver que el no alcanza los hitos de desarrollo para su edad.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14785 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/17112239\/PEOPLE_scientist-fem-laptop-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/17112239\/PEOPLE_scientist-fem-laptop-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/17112239\/PEOPLE_scientist-fem-laptop-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/17112239\/PEOPLE_scientist-fem-laptop-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/17112239\/PEOPLE_scientist-fem-laptop-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/17112239\/PEOPLE_scientist-fem-laptop-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/17112239\/PEOPLE_scientist-fem-laptop-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>What impacts your to participate or not to participate in research?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" aria-label=\"Translated text\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi8wfTfs72HAxXSmIkEHY2OAdkQ3ewLegQIBxAU\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">In my country there is no such research, but I would like to be part of it to contribute something, to support the parents of the future to know more about this spectrum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>En mi pa\u00eds no existen este tipo de investigaciones, pero me gustar\u00eda ser parte para aportar algo, apoyar a los padres del futuro a saber m\u00e1s de este espectro.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>What is one question you wish researchers could answer about this genetic change?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" aria-label=\"Translated text\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi8wfTfs72HAxXSmIkEHY2OAdkQ3ewLegQIBxAU\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">What is the life expectancy for them?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Cual es la esperanza de vida para ellos.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>What have you learned about your or your child\u2019s genetic condition from other families?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" aria-label=\"Translated text\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi8wfTfs72HAxXSmIkEHY2OAdkQ3ewLegQIBxAU\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">That nothing is decisive, all children with this syndrome are so different.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Que nada es determinante, todos los ni\u00f1os con este s\u00edndrome son tan diferentes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15209 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/18092347\/PEOPLE_woman-child-step-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/18092347\/PEOPLE_woman-child-step-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/18092347\/PEOPLE_woman-child-step-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/18092347\/PEOPLE_woman-child-step-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/18092347\/PEOPLE_woman-child-step-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/18092347\/PEOPLE_woman-child-step-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/18092347\/PEOPLE_woman-child-step-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>If you could give one piece of advice to someone recently diagnosed with the genetic change in your family, what would it be?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" aria-label=\"Translated text\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi8wfTfs72HAxXSmIkEHY2OAdkQ3ewLegQIBxAU\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Do not give up, fight for your children, and know that each achievement is a success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Que no se den por vencidos, que luchen con sus hijos, y que cada logro es un \u00e9xito para ellos.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the inspiring story of the 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