Bonnie is one of the founding members of Chromosome 18 Registry and Research Society (Europe) and in this episode she tell us of her story about her daughter Kathryn who is affected by 18q-. As Kathryn is now over 40 much of Bonnie’s story is one of discovery about Kathryn’s condition and finding the best medical and schooling options for her at a time when very little information existed about chromosome 18 abnormalities. In addition to telling us her story as a parent Bonnie gives us a brief history of the establishment of the Society the why and how it happened.