Hearts

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understandinguncertainty.org was produced by the Winton programme for the public understanding of risk based in the Statistical Laboratory in the University of Cambridge. The aim was to help improve the way that uncertainty and risk are discussed in society, and show how probability and statistics can be both useful and entertaining.

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When I was 2 years old, it was discovered that my heart was on the right instead of the left. I have a condition called dextrocardia and situs inversus. There was no family history of this. Aged 34 I had my first child, at 8 months he needed a chest x-ray and it was discovered that he had the same condition. Apart from this reversal of all internal organs we have no adverse effects from it. 2 years later I had my 2nd child, this time they checked her at birth as I had been assured with my first pregnancy that the chances of having a child with their heart on the wrong side were a million to 1. sure enough my daughter also has the same condition.
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Date submitted:Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:42:28 +0000Coincidence ID:5308