Family Stories
Jasmine and Arjun
The Magnolia Tree Grant and the Coalition for Family Building.
Jasmine and Arjun met during their medical training in San Francisco. Aware of a strong family history of breast cancer, Jasmine decided to undergo genetic testing and discovered that she carried the BRCA 2 mutation. After moving to Chicago for fellowship—and in the hopes of soon starting a family—Jasmine and Arjun decided to pursue pre-implantation genetic diagnosis to prevent passing on the gene to their children. Jasmine and Arjun are both inspired by and truly grateful for