Genetics part 2

We had our appointment with Dr. Schafer, the geneticist from ACH last week. At this point, Kenadee has had every possible test done. We know she has Mitochondrial disease but we don't know why. Testing that was done on Dennis and I showed that the 2 broken genes that Kenadee has, Dennis also has. Because Dennis doesn't have any of the characteristics that Kenadee has, this means this is not the issue. Basically, what Kenadee and Dennis share is the same as a baby having the same smile as their dad...just basic similarities that kids and their parents share. The next step is to do a test in Kenadee that tests 23,000 of her genes. This will tell us, hopefully, if Kenadee's disease came from us or was a freak thing. The new test costs $7,000 and we are hoping her insurance will cover it. Her drs say it's a paperwork process and it takes about 6 months....fingers crossed!