LIVING WITH XXY ARCHIVE
Welcome to our Non-Profit’s Klinefelter syndrome blog series. We are dedicated to giving people all over the world a safe space to share their stories. Living With XXY is changing the way the world views Klinefelter syndrome (47 XXY). Our community is growing fast as people focus on spreading awareness and learn to focus on the positive traits. Our Klinefelter syndrome blog series offers a wide rage of stories and information. Every week we launch a new story from families experiencing prenatal diagnosis, to parents finding out during the adolescences years, to men finding out after 18 years of age. Please celebrate these incredible stories with us and we hope you will one day feel empowered to share your own.
A doctor’s son with Klinefelter syndrome
A doctor's son with Klinefelter syndrome: Dr. Emily's story. Dr. Emily was 26 years old when she found [...]
47XXY Adoption Story: George Tomkin’s
A ready-made family: ’ story of adoption. By Kimberly Walker 47XXY Adoption: The story of George Tompkins In [...]
Klinefelter Teen Diagnosis
Klinefelter teen diagnosis: The Voice of Danyelle Keller By Chelsea Castonguay Klinefelter teen diagnosis: As a mom of [...]
Prenatal Diagnosis Klinefelter Baby
Prenatal Diagnosis Klinefelter Baby: The Voice of Ali Garruto By Kimberly Walker Prenatal diagnosis Klinefelter baby: When Ali [...]
Sam’s story
Apr 13, 2021, 4:25 PM Original Article HERE Hi there, I’m Sam. I’m 27 and I got diagnosed [...]
Klinefelter Pregnancy Termination Story
The Voice of Devra Strauss: Klinefelter pregnancy termination By Chelsea Castonguay Devra Strauss lives with her family in [...]
Klinefelter Syndrome Male: Joey Schiffman
Klinefelter Syndrome Male: Joey Schiffman By Kimberly Walker As a child, Joey Schiffman was fascinated by cars; from [...]
Living With XXY 2021 Annual Report
Dear Community, This year was the first year building an annual report; it was extremely challenging and frustrating. [...]
The Voice of Richard Martinez
The Voice of Richard Martinez “All that negative stuff about Klinefelter went out the door. It didn’t matter [...]
The Voice of Ben Henrickson
Ben Henrickson is 22 and resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Diagnosis: Ben was in fifth grade when [...]
Using Donor Sperm: Greg and Katie Duncan
An unexpected diagnosis: Two years after their wedding, Greg and Katie Duncan felt ready to start a family. [...]
The Road To Adoption: Matt Troxler
When Matt Troxler was in kindergarten, he received an unexpected diagnosis. His teacher noticed some symptoms, and encouraged his [...]
Baby Boy Born With Klinefelter XXY
Jaclyn Childers Klinefelter XXY Story Creating life is an incredibly intricate and personal thing. Before knowing the gender of [...]
An XXY Diagnosis: The Voice of Luke Breard
Luke Breard is a 29-year-old man living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. When he and his wife were unable [...]
Mosaic Klinefelter Syndrome: Stefan Schwarz
Mosaic Klinefelter Syndrome: The Voice of Stefan Schwarz By Kimberly Walker An avid foodie and traveler with Mosaic [...]
She hopes it doesn’t happen to other mothers
"She hopes it doesn't happen to other mothers", Sofia's story. By Chelsea Castonguay Sofia* is the mother of [...]
The Voice of Andrew Curry
The Voice of Andrew Curry By Kimberly Walker Andrew Curry is an Eagle Scout. He lives his life [...]
Finding community with Living with XXY
In case we haven’t met yet, I’m Chelsea, the writing director for Living With XXY. I’m also the [...]
The Voice of Ken Widelski
The Voice of Ken Widelski By Kimberly Walker Ken Widelski believes setting goals and consistency is the key [...]
A Surprise Diagnosis
“This is part of who your son is. He is still your son," - Jacqueline Lightcap's story. By [...]
Lacy and Dan’s Prenatal Diagnosis Story
Dan and Lacy are parents to a baby boy with Klinefelter syndrome. The couple agreed to noninvasive prenatal [...]
The Voice of Nate Biklen
The Voice of Nate Biklen By Kimberly Walker Warm and empathetic by nature, Nate Biklen, a 41-year-old man [...]
The Voice of Geoff Kruck
The Voice of Geoff Kruck By Geoff Kruck and Jill Kruck. Geoff Kruck is 43, and lives with [...]
The Voice of Dave Ruckle
The Voice of Dave Ruckle By Chelsea Castonguay Dave Ruckle is a 48-year-old man living with Klinefelter syndrome. [...]
The Voice of Porter Declan
The Voice of Porter Declan By Kimberly Walker, with Chelsea Castonguay As the old saying goes, “There is [...]
Why Telling Your Story Matters
Why telling your story matters By Chelsea Castonguay In case we haven’t met yet, I’m Chelsea, the writing [...]
Everything is going to be fine: Leah’s story
Leah told her doctor, “If you have to do this again, say ‘Hey! Congratulations you are having a [...]
From Termination to Life: Jenn’s story
From termination to life: Jenn's story By Chelsea Castonguay Editor's note: This is the first in a series [...]
The Voice of Seamus Denison
The Voice of Seamus Denison By Kimberly Walker Editor's note: In spring 2021, Ryan was approached by Emily, [...]
The Voice of Jake Gray
The Voice of Jake Gray By Kimberly Walker Jake Gray has seen and done things at twenty-six that [...]
Klinefelter syndrome: You are worthy
I jumped on Instagram for some mindless scrolling this afternoon, and was excited to see a new video [...]
Life with KS: The voice of Daniel Hellinger
Life with KS: The voice of Daniel Hellinger Daniel Hellinger is a 30-year-old man with mosaic Klinefelter syndrome/KS, [...]
The Voice of Matthew Roseworne
The Voice of Matthew Roseworne Matthew Roseworne was diagnosed at 16 years old with Klinefelter syndrome (KS), or [...]
Living With XXY Response to 1,000-Year-Old Remains May Be Nonbinary
Living With XXY NonProfit 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization Dear XXY Community, We became aware of the NPR, The Guardian, [...]
“Your son has Klinefelter’s Syndrome.”
A Mom’s Tale of XXY: We lived in blissful unawareness until our son was almost 20 in the [...]
They told their son “You’re an X-Man!”
Noelle Davidson is the mother of an eight-year-old son with Klinefelter Syndrome (KS), or 47, XXY. The family lives [...]
Blood work indicated “something was wrong”
Andrea Holdren has a three-year-old Connor, who lives with Klinefelter Syndrome (KS), or 47 XXY. Connor is also autistic. [...]
48 XXXY: The Voice Of Aron Capon
Aron is a 41-year-old man living with a variant of Klinefelter Syndrome (KS), 48 XXXY. Aron resides in [...]
A German Klinefelter Story
This Story was written by a Mum that lives in Germany who has a son with Klinefelter syndrome. [...]
The People Behind Colton’s XXXtraodinarY Cause
48 XXXY More Information By Marybeth Cale This article would not have been possible if it was not [...]
Klinefelter Educations
Klinefelter educations are something people have never even talked about openly on the internet. There are people all [...]
XYY A Missed Diagnosis
XYY A Missed Diagnosis When asked the question, “Tell us about your son’s journey to an XYY diagnosis,” [...]
Our Little Rainbow Baby
Our Little Rainbow Baby. Here’s our story... my husband was 41, and I was 33 when we got [...]
XXY Males – Klinefelter Syndrome
XXY Males – Klinefelter syndrome HEALTH TOPIC BY GLENDA FAUNTLEROY DEC 2012 Although considered the most common chromosomal [...]
A human-friendly logo for Klinefelter Syndrome Awareness
Created By EMILIA LOUISA PUCCI UX, INTERACTION & WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY DESIGN Original Content Creator LIVING WITH XXY [...]
Graham’s Klinefelter Syndrome Story
At age 21, Graham loves to spend time on his favorite pastime of writing mysteries and screen plays. [...]
Matthew was diagnosed with XXY at 14.
Matthew the Grill Master My son Matthew is 26 years old and was diagnosed with Klinefelter [...]
The Havoc of an Undetected Extra Chromosome
By JANE E. BRODY AUG. 31, 2004 The New York Times 2004 Sam’s parents began to suspect something was not [...]
Klinefelter’s Syndrome Story
Klinefelter’s syndrome story A loving mother wrote this story of a Klinefelter’s syndrome boy. Two years after our [...]
My Son’s Klinefelter Story (Spanish)
English translation from Spanish I wanted to have an amniocentesis. Although you do it by detecting early any [...]
What To Say When Someone Tells You About Their Son’s XXY Diagnosis
By Chelsea Castonguay In my time working with Living With XXY, there’s been a change in our family. [...]
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