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Aresee Lily Ventu was born to Jarin Ventu and [[Tayler-Ventu, Matilda|Matilda Tayler]] in 2352. Matilda had been warned earlier in her life that she carried a genetic marker that made a neurochemical imbalance almost certain in any children she might have, and so the couple decided, early on in their marriage, not to have children. Lily's was an accidental pregnancy but, even knowing the risks, Jarin and Matilda went ahead with the birth. | Aresee Lily Ventu was born to Jarin Ventu and [[Tayler-Ventu, Matilda|Matilda Tayler]] in 2352. Matilda had been warned earlier in her life that she carried a genetic marker that made a neurochemical imbalance almost certain in any children she might have, and so the couple decided, early on in their marriage, not to have children. Lily's was an accidental pregnancy but, even knowing the risks, Jarin and Matilda went ahead with the birth. | ||
:''Although Lily's condition is a unique, familial genetic condition, similar to [[wp:5-alpha Reductase Deficiency|5-alpha reductase deficiency]] | :''Although Lily's condition is a unique, familial genetic condition, similar to [[wp:5-alpha Reductase Deficiency|5-alpha reductase deficiency]]. Its closest analogue in current medicine is [[wp:Bipolar disorder|bipolar disorder]].'' | ||
At age five, Aresee is first diagnosed after rapidly cycling through multiple moods, leaving her extremely hyper one moment and nearly catatonic the next. She is misdiagnosed as depressed and begins seeing her first counselor, by whom she is labeled bipolar. However, further genetic tests reveal that she (and her family) carry a unique genetic marker for the disorder. She is put on a daily regimen of meds and begins her "normal" childhood. | At age five, Aresee is first diagnosed after rapidly cycling through multiple moods, leaving her extremely hyper one moment and nearly catatonic the next. She is misdiagnosed as depressed and begins seeing her first counselor, by whom she is labeled bipolar. However, further genetic tests reveal that she (and her family) carry a unique genetic marker for the disorder. She is put on a daily regimen of meds and begins her "normal" childhood. | ||