We had the wonderful opportunity to speak to a college class at New York University this last week. The focus of this interview was about self-acceptance with Klinefelter syndrome. Chelsea is a mother to Noah who is three years old and Ryan who was diagnosed in utero 35 years ago and told at the age of 9. You can watch this on YouTube as well. We hope you enjoy it! Living With XXY...
Anna McLeod is the wife of Gareth Landy who was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome while trying to have kids. Anna talks about what it was like to learn about her husband's diagnosis, her own struggles with the diagnosis, and the difficulties of infertility thru IVF. Anna and Gareth are from Ireland and they ventured over to the United Kingdom for their fertility treatments. In the end, they overcame all odds against them and have 2 beautiful fraternal twins, Abigail and Tiernan. Gareths Podcas...
Angela Fuller Heyde is the mother of Adam, who was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. She talks about what it is like to go from being secret about her son's diagnosis to open and sharing information about her son on TikTok. She talks about her fears and how she knew opening up could give back and change other people's lives. We hope she inspires you to build up the courage to give back and teach others about having an amazing son Living With XXY.
Jacqueline Lightcap is the mother of a 17-year-old boy diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome at 14. After a routine physical their family physician thought their son might have Klinefelter syndrome and recommended they see a pediatric endocrinologist. She went to google when she found out her son possibly had Klinefelter syndrome to do some research in 2017. She said, "That can't be my son, it didn't describe him in a lot of ways." Jacqueline and Ryan dive deep into how their son thinks and sees t...
Koben Meausette is a 23-year-old man living in Victoria, British Colombia, Canada. He was diagnosed in utero with Mosaic Klinefelter syndrome and was told around the age of 13. Koben has hiked half of the Pacific Crest Trail. He has an extreme love for the outdoors and mother nature. Since his passion for camping, hiking, and adventure is deeply rooted, he makes his own packs with his sewing machine as a hobby. Koben shares his life story, his challenges, and how he was able to overcome them. He...
Jared Pike is the Husband of Christin Pike who was on our show last week. Jared was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome after trying to build a family for many years. After Jared's doctor gave him the news using horrible bedside manner. Jared was very confused and went into a deep dark depression over the idea that he wasn't able to father biological children. Jared talks about the rise to acceptance and enjoying life after diagnosis. After multiple failed IUI sperm donor attempts, Jared and his...
In this very unique podcast, we offer a new perspective we have never had on our show before. Christin Pike is the wife of Jared Pike, who was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome while trying to have kids after more than three years of trying. She talks about what it was like to learn about her husband's diagnosis, supporting him thru difficult times, the difficulties of infertility, and learning about foster care and adoption. This is a wonderful story about the struggles we all face and how we...
Russell Martin is a 47-year-old man diagnosed with Mosaic Klinefelter syndrome 46XY/47XXY. He lives in Tampa, Florida with his wonderful wife and 2 biological sons. Russell was diagnosed when he was 45 years old after he learned about possibly having Klinefelter syndrome at 13 years old. Russell did lots of research on mosaic Klinefelter syndrome and he knew he had it despite the doctors he went to tell him otherwise. Russell was persistent in getting to the bottom of this and he eventually foun...
Shelby Herrle is the mother of 1-year-old Paxton who was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome 47 XXY at 3 months old. Shelby explains how her NIPT test said she was having a girl and her ultrasound tech then told her she was having a boy. After Paxton was born he had a rare bone infection in his foot that was missed by many ER visits and doctors. One of the last doctors they saw wanted to do a karyotype to make sure they were not missing anything. Paxton is meeting all of his milestones on time a...
Eli Bucksbaum is a 21-year-old college student living in Denver, Colorado. He was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome 47 XXY, right after he was born. Today in this episode, Eli talks about what it was like being told at 6 years old and about his life growing up. Eli talks about how acceptance with having Klinefelter syndrome has helped him live a much happier life, not dwelling on what he cant do and focusing on what his possibilities are. Despite learning disabilities growing up and troubles w...
Daniel Hellinger is a 30-year-old man living in Seattle, Washington. Daniel has traveled the globe over his lifetime and has also been a part of peace core. Daniel found out about having Klinefelter syndrome when he was diagnosed at 24, right before he was going on a trip to India. Dan talks about what life was like before and after his diagnosis and how testosterone replacement therapy has been a huge help to improve his life quality. You can find dan on Instagram @wanderwithdan
Gerald Maynard is a vibrant, fast-talking, social media savvy man living with Klinefelter Syndrome. He resides in St. George, Utah with his wife and mother, where he works as a youth leader and creates content for his widely-followed TikTok accounts. Gerald shared his story about learning about his diagnosis in adulthood, and what it’s like to live with 47XXY.
Charles Plaisance is a 35-year-old man living with Klinefelter Syndrome , or 47 XXY. He resides in East Bethel, MN, with his family. Charles learned about his diagnosis when he and his wife Angela started trying to have a family. After a successful micro TESE withdrawal, they had three biological children. As a devout Catholic, Charles believes in the importance of all life. He wanted to share his story to help others understand the value of living with XXY....
Jordan is a 29-year-old man living in Hughesville, Pennsylvania. While currently experiencing unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jordan previously worked as an electrician’s helper with his uncle. Jordan is an outgoing man with short blond hair and a quick smile. He is very open about his diagnosis and ready to share about his life with Klinefelter Syndrome.
When he was a young boy, Drew knew what he wanted to do with his life. While most young people may not be sure of their path to a career, Drew knew he wanted to be a pilot in the Navy. With dogged determination, he began to forge his path with a single-minded ambition; to sit in the cockpit of an F-14 Tomcat. However, the journey to this goal took many unexpected twists, with a surprise diagnosis of Klinefelter Syndrome, changes in plans, heartbreak, and much self-discovery.
Josh Stanhope is the father of Noah (age 3) who was diagnosed prenatally with Klinefelter syndrome (47 XXY). Josh talks about his journey of learning and understanding what a diagnosis of Klinefelter Syndrome meant. After Noah was born, Josh and his wife Chelsea and Josh told a few family members about the diagnosis. However, they regretted the decision when one day Josh’s father held Noah and said, "I can't believe something is wrong with you.” After hearing this, Josh and Chelsea felt alone wi...
Alex is a 34-year-old man with Klinefelter Syndrome living in Centennial, Colorado. He’s a gregarious, self-described ginger, with a bright smile, and infectious laugh. Having been raised in Colorado, Alex began looking for opportunities to expand his worldview after graduating from college. When he joined the Peace Corps, he was excited to be assigned to Rwanda, which is in East Africa. However, the experience wasn’t exactly what he was hoping for when Alex was struck by a series of mysterious,...
Anthony Prata is a 20-year-old who noticed he started to develop gynecomastia when he was in middle school. Years later between the age of 16 and 17 he was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome after a routine checkup with the doctor. His doctor noticed his testicle size was much smaller than kids his age and ordered a karyotype to confirm his diagnosis. Now Anthony is 20 years old, and 3 weeks out of post opp for gynecomastia surgery. We talk about what it was like going up with man boobs and how...
Mike Christoff's behind the scenes interview from our first documentary series called "PERSISTENCE". Mike talks about his life before his Klinefelter syndrome diagnosis and how it affected him afterward. He stated that he started to become the victim, and how it wasn't until his failed marriage he learned to change his perspective to focusing on the positive.
Chelsea Castonguay is a mother with a 3-year-old son who has Klinefelter syndrome. Noah was diagnosed in utero after Chelsea felt like something was off around 13 weeks and requested Noninvasive Prenatal Testing. Chelsea talks about how she was devastated learning her son would have Klinefelter syndrome 47 XXY. After Noah was born she talks about how they were fearful about telling family. At a visit with a specialist, they were told to "never tell their son he had XXY". Confused about what they...
Angela Plaisance is the wife of Charlie Plaisance who was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome while trying to build a family together. Angela talks about what it was like from a spouse's perspective upon receiving the news about her husband's diagnosis.
In 2015, Niall started researching to find out why he had smaller testicles. After further investigation Niall was certain he had Klinefelter syndrome. When reading information about the possibility of infertility, he was gutted and stopped all research. In 2018 Niall's girlfriend Isabel pushed him to go get tested when he told her about the possibility he might not be able to have children. Niall and Isabel share their story about his diagnosis and life after. Niall and Isabel want others to kn...
Greg Brimhall and Ryan Bregante started talking shortly after Ryan made his first youtube video in 2017. After years of talking they were finally able to meet in person in October of 2020. After recording a podcast together a few episodes ago they both continued to chat. This 50 min episode is raw, unplanned, and full of detailed information. Ryan and Greg are both fully open about their diagnosis and welcome you into their conversation. Enjoy. https://livingwithxxy.org/...
Ryan now 31, learned about his Klinefelter syndrome diagnosis around the age of 10-12 years old. His parents found out before he was born. Ryan and Leah met online and dated for 2 years before getting engaged and later married. Ryan is a successful welder by trade and now works for a machine shop that paid for him to go back to trade school. He loves working with his hands, loves to hunt, fish, and spend time being a father. Ryan bought his first house in Michigan at the age of 26 and has plans ...
Gareth Landy is our first person on the podcast from Ireland. Gareth was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome while trying to start a family with his wife who also has multiple sclerosis. He goes in-depth about how he received the gut-wrenching news from the doctor and going through the long and expensive process of sperm extraction via Micro-TESE. After hitting a dead-end, Gareth remained positive. With the help of a sperm donor, Gareth and his wife went thru 3 rounds of IVF before falling pregn...
Greg Brimhall found out at the age of 15 when his family decided to switch primary care doctors. After finding out his parents told him not to say anything or talk about his condition. Two years later at 17, he ignored his parent's suggestion and learned self-acceptance. As life went on Greg pushed himself to learn more and better understand his own condition. Greg has a very good perspective about living with Klinefelter syndrome. You can find Greg on Instagram @titan_o_terrror Our website is w...
Brandon age 36 found out about his diagnosis at the time of his engagement at 32 years old. He had a work-related accident that gave him a hernia. After the ultrasound tech noticed he had smaller testicles, he went thru testing to find out he had XXY. Brandon talks about how he just feels like any other guy out there and how XXY has not held him back from living life. They talk about their quest to enjoy life and adopt children when and if that time comes for them. Danae offers some insight from...
Dan Mooney was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome at the age of 19 when he had a hernia and his doctors noticed his testicle size was really small. After diagnosis and due to lack of information Dan continued to live his life. At the age of 38, he realized his testosterone was under 200 and started injections once a week in his legs. Dan talks about how testosterone has helped him with his mental health and being able to build muscle. He resides in Oregon where he is a full-time graphic designe...
In our final episode of season 1, Carson talks about her son LJ and everything she had to do to get her son early intervention. Which would eventually lead to a Klinefelter syndrome/47 XXY diagnosis. Carson started to notice her son's gross motor skill delay at 4 months and at 10 months old he had the gross motor skills of a 5-month-old. LJ just reached a huge milestone at 18 months on the day of this podcast recording. Carson talks in-depth about advocacy, awareness, and the reason she is speak...
Michael Palumbo is an electroacoustic music improviser, teacher, and developer. His current activities include teaching how to make music and art with code, “Exit Points,” a monthly online concert series that streams on Twitch, and building a VR-based music synthesizer and programming environment called “Mischmasch” going towards part of his Ph.D. He performs regularly as a soloist and in ensembles under the pseudonym Thispatcher. www.palumbomichael.com/teaching https://thispatcher.bandcamp.com ...
