I don't know if this is the proper forum to announce to the world that I have a genetic disorder,but I do. It is called autosomal dominant compelling helioophthalmic outburst syndrome. Fortunately, this illness is not generally life threatening (though I guess it could be if it struck at an inopportune time). Unfortunately, there is no evidence that it gets any better or less noticeable as a person ages.
Many of you have probably noticed how this syndrome affects me but probably without even being aware that it was a manifestation of my genetic disorder. If you've ever been around me when I have transitioned from indoors to outdoors, you may have noticed that I often sneeze upon entering the sunlight. ACHOO!!!
I never thought much of this. I just thought it was some kind of allergy or that I was just a weirdo in general. Then a few days ago, as I was pulling out of the parking lot from work, I saw one of my co-workers do the same thing. I asked her about it at work a few days later, and she said that this always happens to her too. A quick google search revealed that we both suffer from ACHOO syndrome.
It is basically a "disorder characterized by nearly uncontrollable paroxysms of sneezing provoked in a reflex fashion by the sudden exposure of a dark-adapted subject to intensely bright light, usually sunlight. The number of successive sneezes was usually 2 or 3."
You can learn more about my disability at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=100820 The quote in the paragraph above was taken from this website.
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Maybe your baby girl will sneeze when she's born.
This is funny. You have a "disorder!"
Addison sneezes when she is exposed to bright sunlight all of a sudden too, but kind of inconsistently.
Do any of your other kids exhibit symptoms of the disorder also??? How about Penny?
Hope Penny is doing well. Love you all, Julie
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