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Just two; working on the third ;)

The side effects all ranged in length and severity; some are gone, some still remain. And yes I can provide proof (I was actually looking for it).

• I was born with nearly complete asphyxia (due to having an extremely short umbilical cord).
• I had total liver and kidney failure at birth [both fixed when we moved to the United States].
• I was severely delayed in development. Only started walking at 2 years old & talking at 3 years old.
• I was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of 6 months. Doc's "assured" my parents that I would never talk, walk, and will never be integrated into a normal meaningful lifestyle.
• For the first four years of my life I had massive seizures every 2 weeks - 3 months. Getting my immunizations nearly killed me.
• When we arrived to the United States; it was discovered that I had serious heart insufficiencies. I have aortic stenosis; ventricular and atrial septal defects, valvular degeneration (all heart valves), and many cyanotic "spells". I had open heart surgeries at the ages of 4,9,and 10. To this day I undergo regular screening every 6 months and a yearly MRI.

Today; I pretty much live as "normal" of a life as I can. I was teased a lot about my condition at school. Mostly I am upset that I can't be as physically active as my friends. When I was young I had a friend who had the same condition and symptoms as me; we were playing in the park and he ran after the ball off to the street...he never came back. When we found him, he was dead. His heart couldn't take the exertion

So I live one day at a time; surprises are always ahead!

EDIT: clearly I fail at spelling and grammar, feel free to troll me :)

HA HA HA HA HA! If I wasn't currently in a difficult financial predicament; I'd give you a years worth of Reddit gold. No; sex is great...orgasms are awesome. And hey a high-five after a good romp is a pretty good deal if you ask me! :D

I think that of all people; my mom had it the worst...not me. Imagine yourself in her shoes. You give birth to a child that barely makes it into the world. This should be a time of great happiness and joy. But all you find out that more likely than not you child will become as useful as a vegetable. The numerous neurologists and doctors that my mother saw who all told her; "there is no hope", "she will be in wheelchair her whole life", "maybe you should just give it up for adoption". I am convinced my mom is not a human being; made of titanium or something. Honestly sometimes I feel like I may have ruined her life; she was supposed to be happy and all she got was me. Nethertheless I love my mother so very much <3

Yeah; four years later. My brother was born when I was 13 (then 17 years after Chernobyl) and he has an abnormally weak immune system and some difficulties with learning in school. We are lucky enough to not have any visible ailments like a lot of people who are unfortunate enough to have them.