In fall 2018, the author gave birth to a beautiful baby girl whom she and her husband named Havi. Fifteen months later, Havi was diagnosed with Tay-Sachs.

Dr. Orly Elpeleg leads a Hadassah team that hunts for disease-causing genes.

Genetic science is progressing so rapidly that if couples pause a few years between having children, they should be rescreened for new discoveries.