This is specifically for females, but males can answer too if they wish….
If you were diagnosed as a child, did you still want and have children when you grew up? Or did you choose not to have any?
And for those with children, who were diagnosed in middle age, do you think you would have still wanted children if you were diagnosed earlier?
Thanks for the responses. They make interesting reading, but I don’t have the energy to respond individually today 
As for me, I was diagnosed a few months ago, just before my 49th birthday. I didn’t particularly think I’d ever have children growing up, mostly because I didn’t like other peoples children and didn’t ever think I’d have a boyfriend, let alone marry someone!
However, my children are 27 and 18. Yes, times were tough sometimes, especially with the eldest, but I wouldn’t be without them. They are people I created in their own right, and not for the sole purpose of company. Luckily for me, despite everything, they both enjoy spending time with me, and share their problems with me openly. We are very close.
Oh, and they aren’t ashamed to be seen in public with me lol. Hell, my youngest still likes to hold my hand sometimes when we’re out!
