Kayla Dufrene

I was born with CMV and have had to endure a lot because of it. I was adopted because my birth parents were scared of the outcome. I am currently a sophomore at Gallaudet University majoring in communications with a minor in government, and will be a junior this fall. I didn't know much about CMV before deciding to do research for a class paper. What I learned has helped me to learn about myself and why I am who I am and the decision my birth parents made to put me up for adoption. I want to encourage parents to do their research and to learn more about CMV. I want doctors to be more involved with looking for a cure for CMV.