Our Annual Letter for 2020
Dear Living With XXY Community, Let’s go back to November 6th, 2019: Living with XXY was born, as an official nonprofit organization. We are very thankful for our community and both the friendships and professional relationships we have made. Slowly, the outdated information and photos given to newly diagnosed individuals is starting to change. Most […]
XXYKindaGuy Sam Pierce
XXYKindaGuy: Klinefelter syndrome diagnosis a relief after childhood woes. February 16, 2018 The Courier News Letter Samuel Pierce knew something was amiss growing up. He lacked hair growth and muscle mass, experienced numerous learning difficulties and at the age of 23 his “sex drive decided to die”. It was at that point he knew he […]
After 6 Years of IVF Our Journey Began
Written by: A Mother in Australia Our journey began after 6 years of IVF. I had decided not to go one more round and my husband Pete decided we would (yay for Pete) we received our early positive pregnancy result. It wasn’t uncommon for us to return positive tests with and without assistance (IVF) as […]
Facing Uncertainty
Motherhood is Tough. It hasn’t been easy for me. The caring, nurturing, looking after has been a breeze, it was becoming a mother that was difficult. Having suffered from endometriosis, I knew that becoming pregnant would be potentially difficult. Written By an Australian Mom I fell pregnant after 2 rounds of artificial insemination & both […]
“This Might Be Me”
“This Might Be Me” – JT’s story Written By: Chelsea Castonguay in collaboration with JT and his wife. JT is a 33 year old man living with Klinefelter Syndrome in a large US city. He’s one of several men who have volunteered to share their story with the team at Living With XXY, in the […]
Marathon Baby by Cedars-Sinai Magazine
Marathon Baby Feb 26, 2020 Amy Paturel, Photos by Ted Catanzaro Original Article – Here Fueled by the power of knowledge and unparalleled access to supportive resources, Matt and Marci Tatham take their young son’s genetic disorder in stride. On any given day, Marci and Matt Tatham follow their giggling, nearly 2-year-old son, Jack, through their […]
The hope of fathering children snatched away at 20.
Original Article by Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic When Fraser was diagnosed with Klinefelter Syndrome, it was possible he would never become a dad. Thanks to sperm donation, he is now a father to three boys. At 20 Fraser felt he and his partner Nina were still too young to consider starting a family, but then […]
The Diagnosis of an Extra X Chromosome Helped Mathew Find Himself
This article was written by Children’s Hospital Colorado In a tunnel beneath Willow Park Drive in Parker, Colorado, along the Sulphur Gulch Trail, a series of five-foot tall painted hands spells out “L-O-V-E O-T-H-E-R-S” in American Sign Language against a deep, vivid backdrop of flowers: roses, daisies, lilies, lupines. It’s the vision of 16-year-old artist […]
A New Zealand mother and her XXY Kid
I am writing this from a mother’s perspective, my son Noah is aged 5 and is an XXY kid. When Noah was 2 weeks old we nearly lost him. His tiny wee body was starting to shut down. He was exhausted, and as I held his wee hand, I prayed and begged for him to […]
